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WILL SHUT DOWN HUNDREDS OF CLINICS AND CUT VITAL PATIENT SERVICES

• Health economists warn Prop 44 will cut $1.7 billion from community health clinics in the first year and billions thereafter. As a result, 88% of clinics across the state would operate at a loss.
• Prop 44 will shut down hundreds of community health clinics throughout the state and forcing major cuts to patient services – jeopardizing care for millions of patients.

DANGEROUS ATTACK ON 7 MILLION PATIENTS

• Prop 44 threatens access to care for the 7 million patients who rely on community health clinics, including children, working families, the uninsured, seniors, veterans, and 1 in 3 Medi-Cal patients.
• If Prop 44 passes, patients would lose access to critical primary care, prenatal care, mental health services, telehealth, dental services and much more.
• In many rural and medically underserved communities, community health clinics are the only source of care for hundreds of miles. If clinics are forced to close, millions of patients will have nowhere to turn for care.

PENALIZES CLINICS FOR INVESTING IN KEY PATIENT SERVICES

• Prop 44 has major legal flaws that financially penalize clinics if they spend resources on important staff and patient services. These legal flaws and penalties would force clinics to cut back on:

PUTS POLITICIANS BETWEEN PATIENTS AND THEIR DOCTORS AND NURSES

• Prop 44 puts the State Attorney General - an elected politician with no healthcare experience - in charge of decisions about the services health clinics can provide.
• The last thing we need is politicians to interfere in decisions that should be between patients and their doctors, and nurses.

WILL FURTHER STRAIN OUR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM

• California’s health care system is in crisis. Costs are too high; patients wait too long to see a doctor or specialist.
• Recent federal cuts have placed additional strain on hospitals, clinics, doctors, and patients.
• Under Prop 44, millions of patients will lose access to care and end up in hospital emergency rooms for routine care - resulting in more emergency room overcrowding, longer wait times and billions of dollars in higher costs for all of us.

UNNECESSARY

• Community health clinics are heavily regulated by the federal and state government with mandatory spending requirements, public audits and reporting of clinic spending.
• Community clinics are all not-for-profit organizations, led by a board that includes patients, requiring funds to be spent on patient care and community benefits.

OPPOSED BY PATIENTS, DOCTORS, NURSES, COMMUNITY LEADERS

*Full list at NoProp44.com