ARGUMENT IN FAVOR OF PROPOSITION 35

CALIFORNIA'S HEALTHCARE SYSTEM IS IN CRISIS

Hospitals and health clinics are closing in rural and urban communities across California. Emergency rooms are overcrowded. More than 40 California hospitals have stopped offering labor and delivery services. Patients wait months to see a doctor for important preventative care, and often cannot get an appointment for specialty care when needed. The healthcare crisis is made worse because the state has redirected more than $30 billion in healthcare funding over the last 15 years to other purposes.

THE CRISIS IS WORST FOR CALIFORNIA'S CHILDREN & MOST VULNERABLE POPULATIONS

More than 15 million Californians rely on Medi-Cal for health insurance coverage, including more than 50% of all children in the state and low-income families, seniors, and persons with disabilities. But lack of adequate and ongoing funding means Medi-Cal patients must wait months to see primary care doctors or cardiologists, cancer doctors, pediatric specialists, or orthopedists.

YES ON PROP. 35 PROVIDES DEDICATED FUNDING TO IMPROVE THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM FOR ALL OF US—WITHOUT RAISING TAXES

Prop. 35 will address our most urgent healthcare priorities by securing dedicated, ongoing funding—without raising taxes on individuals—to protect and expand access to care at primary care and specialty care physicians, community health clinics, hospitals, emergency rooms, family planning and mental health providers. Prop. 35 extends an existing levy on health insurance companies that will otherwise expire in 2026. And Prop. 35 prevents the state from redirecting these funds for non-healthcare purposes.

YES ON 35 PROTECTS AND EXPANDS ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE FOR ALL PATIENTS

Prop. 35 dedicates funding for:

• Expanding access to preventative healthcare so patients don't have to rely on crowded ERs or urgent care clinics as their primary source of care
• Reducing wait times in emergency rooms
• Hiring more first responders and paramedics to reduce emergency response times
• Primary care and physicians' offices
• Community health centers
• OBGYNs and specialty care like cancer and cardiology care
• Family planning
• Expanded mental health treatment
• Healthcare workforce training to address the worker shortage
• Services for Medi-Cal patients to expand access to hospitals, physicians, women's health centers, and community clinics.

YES ON 35's STRONG ACCOUNTABILITY REQUIREMENTS ENSURE MONEY IS SPENT ON PATIENT CARE

Prop. 35 prevents the state from redirecting these funds for non-healthcare purposes and requires that 99% of the revenues must go to patient care. It caps administrative expenses at 1%. Lastly, the measure requires annual independent performance audits to ensure funds are spent effectively and as intended.

PROP. 35 IS SUPPORTED BY FIRST RESPONDERS, HEALTHCARE WORKERS, PHYSICIANS, NURSES, AND A BIPARTISAN COALITION

Prop. 35 is supported by:

• International Association of EMTs and Paramedics
• Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California
• California Medical Association
• American Academy of Pediatrics, California
• American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists—District IX
• California Chapter, American College of Emergency Physicians
• California Primary Care Association
• La Clínica de la Raza
• Community Clinic Association of Los Angeles County
• California Dental Association
• California Academy of Family Physicians

Yes on 35 will help address our urgent healthcare crisis and protect healthcare for all California patients.

www.VoteYes35.com

Dr. Yasuko Fukuda, Chair

American Academy of Pediatrics, California

Jack Yandell, Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)

International Association of EMTs and Paramedics

Jodi Hicks, CEO

Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California

ARGUMENT AGAINST PROPOSITION 35

NO ARGUMENT AGAINST PROPOSITION 35 WAS SUBMITTED.