Your last-minute guide to Proposition 44: Health center spending
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Set us as preferred There are about 2,000 safety-net clinics in California that deliver primary care to underserved populations.Proposition 44 would set limits on how these federally qualified health centers spend their money.Proposition 44 asks voters to require federally funded community health centers to spend at least 90% of their total annual revenue on “program services advancing their charitable purpose.” If the proposition passes, the state attorney general will be responsible for determining what services fall into that category.
If spending on administrative or non-healthcare functions exceeded 10% of total revenue, a clinic would have to pay a penalty equal to the amount it overspent.California Prop 44 asks voters to require federally funded community health centers to spend at least 90% of their total annual revenue on “program services advancing their charitable purpose.”Proposition 44 was backed by the Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West, the same union that is pushing Proposition 40, the controversial billionaire tax.
The union appears to be the main supporter of the proposal and says the restrictions would prevent excessive spending on executive salaries, fundraisers and other administrative expenses.There is a diverse array of opponents, including the California Medical Assn., the California Teachers Assn., the Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California, the state Democratic Party and the state Chamber of Commerce.They say the proposition’s vague wording could result in vital services being excluded from the list of program expenses permitted.
A study commissioned by the California Primary Care Assn.found that clinics could face up to $1.7 billion in collective penalties in the first year of the measure’s implementation.What to know about Prop.
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