The Same Union Supporting a Billionaire Tax Wants Voters to Limit Clinic Spending. Here’s What to Know About Prop. 44
Clinics and advocates say the measure could cut patient services and trigger $1.7 billion in penalties in the first year, according to a commissioned study.
- Proposition 44, backed by the 120,000-member Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West, would mandate clinics spend 90% of revenue on patient care and limit administrative expenses to 10%.
- SEIU-UHW proponents claim clinics misappropriate funds for executive salaries rather than patient services, while clinics counter they already reinvest 100% of revenue and administrative costs are operationally essential.
- A study commissioned by the California Primary Care Association projects most clinics could close if penalties totaling $1.7 billion are enforced, threatening rural support services like transportation and medical records.
- The California Primary Care Association filed a September lawsuit alleging the union unlawfully offered to kill the measure in exchange for membership gains; union spokesperson Renee Saldana called the allegations 'categorically false.'
- Voters will decide the initiative's fate following a legislative attempt last year that failed in committee, with opponents raising about $37.6 million to defeat the measure.
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The same union supporting a billionaire tax wants voters to limit clinic spending. Here’s what to know about Prop. 44
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Oakland’s public conversation about health care must begin with a simple truth: a doctor’s appointment is not the same thing as access to care. For a mother juggling work and child care, access may mean a text-message reminder, a bus pass, an evening appointment, or someone who can explain what Medi-Cal covers. For an older patient managing diabetes, it may mean help scheduling a specialist visit and understanding new medications. For a family t…
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