Proposition 35 (Prop 35), otherwise known as the Protect Access to Health Care Act of 2024, is a ballot initiative led by a coalition of doctors, health care workers, community health centers, Planned Parenthood, health plans and emergency responders that would permanently invest dedicated funding each year into the hospitals, clinics and doctors’ offices that make up California’s healthcare safety net of Medi-Cal providers. Without raising taxes on individuals, the measure will bring more federal funds back to California and improve access to critical health care services. Specifically the initiative would:

• Provide funds to keep hospitals, clinics and doctor’s offices open and expand access to healthcare-without raising taxes.
• Provide more funding for primary and specialty care, including mental health, expanded emergency room access, affordable prescription drugs, family planning, dental care; as well as funding to hire more healthcare workers.
• Ensure that healthcare dollars are actually spent on patient care, requiring 99% of the money raised to go to patient care while ensuring administrative expenses are limited to 1%.
• Expand our state’s education and training to create a pipeline of health care workers and providers, including nurses, physician assistants, dentists and medical assistants.