California\u2019s November ballot is crowded with 17 initiatives \u2013 but one that is of particular interest to EPHC is Proposition 52, the Medi-Cal Funding and Accountability Act.
\nProposition 52 ensures the continued availability of matching federal funds that help pay for services provided by our hospital to Medi-Cal patients. Statewide, more than 13 million Californians, including 6.7 million children, 1.6 seniors and 4.5 million low-income working families depend on Medi-Cal for their health care needs.
\nProposition 52 protects a partnership first created in 2009 between the state and local hospitals that has resulted in approximately $18 billion in new federal funds that would otherwise be unavailable, at no new cost to state taxpayers. Under the partnership, hospitals provide the state with up-front funds necessary to receive matching federal dollars. The combined federal and hospital money is then re-distributed to hospitals based on their Medi-Cal patient caseload.
\nThe money follows the patient; with funds being used to help cover the cost of providing care to Medi-Cal beneficiaries. There is strict oversight at both the state and federal levels on how these funds are used.
\nBut the law creating this partnership expires in 2017, putting billions of dollars at risk of being left unclaimed in Washington, D.C. if Proposition 52 isn\u2019t passed by voters.
\nHospitals like ours comprise more than a quarter of the nearly 1,000 organizations that support Proposition 52. There\u2019s a reason. Medi-Cal has been a successful cornerstone of California\u2019s health care system for more than 50 years, providing a safety net for millions of residents and working families.
\nWe hope you take time to learn more about this important ballot measure by visiting the Proposition 52 campaign website at www.yesprop52.org. You also can follow the campaign on Twitter @Yes52TriedTrue and on Facebook by \u201cliking\u201d the initiative at Facebook.com\/YesProp52\/.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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