A Look At Prop. 52: Private Hospital Fees For Medi-Cal
Capital Public Radio breaks down what exactly Prop. 52 is, who is supporting it and it's fiscal impact.
Capital Public Radio:
Election 2016 FAQ: Proposition 52, Private Hospital Fees For Medi-Cal
Hospitals also contribute around $1 billion annually for children’s health care. This extra money acts like a handling fee that hospitals pay the state so the Legislature partners with them on Medi-Cal matching funds. Hospitals want to cement this law rather than have it re-upped every few years to avoid uncertainty and to make sure the amount of the extra fee for children’s health care doesn’t continue to increase, as it has in years past. Proposition 52 requires a two-thirds vote in the state Legislature to end the program or to divert money from the hospital fee away from Medi-Cal. (Klivans, 10/3)
The Desert Sun:
What This Election Means For The Future Of Palm Springs' Hospital
The Desert Healthcare District board of directors is facing some historic decisions, making the election of new members this November voters' best chance to influence health care in the Palm Springs area for years to come. (Newkirk, 10/3)
In other ballot news —
Los Angeles Times:
How The Campaign Against Tobacco Tax Says It Affects California Schools
A central attack of the tobacco industry on Proposition 56, the measure to increase cigarette taxes by $2 a pack, is about schools. The tax hike, opponents say, keeps money out of the state’s education system, a point they’ve tried to hammer home through a television advertisement and political mailers, both featuring a Long Beach high school teacher criticizing the initiative. The tobacco companies even went to court to successfully sue over the official ballot summary to more explicitly detail the measure’s effect on school funding. (Dillon, 10/4)