"Your vote is your vote, but it must be thoroughly informed. At a function today, I was surprised that those at my table did not understand that Measure A tax revenue, although promised to supplant lost federal dollars for medical care, is going into the general fund. This means that it can be spent on anything voted on by the Board of Supervisors. Unlike parcel taxes or bond measures, no specific oversight is mandated. Just so you know."
"Over 400,000 Medi-Cal patients in Santa Clara County are at risk of losing access to routine and emergency care. Medications for blood pressure, heart rhythm, type 1 and type 2 diabetes and asthma are not optional. Without them, patients can deteriorate into medical emergencies within 24 to 48 hours. Emergency rooms in both county and private sector hospitals will become overwhelmed. Wait times will become fatal."
Measure A would impose a temporary sales tax in Santa Clara County intended to supplement lost federal health care funding. One concern is that Measure A revenue, while promised for medical care, will flow into the county general fund and can be spent on any Board of Supervisors-approved purpose without mandated oversight, unlike parcel taxes or bond measures. Health care supporters warn that federal Medicaid cuts could put over 400,000 Medi-Cal patients at risk, causing medication shortages, rapid medical deterioration, overwhelmed emergency rooms, and fatal wait times. Another claim states county leaders planned the tax increase for two years and obtained 2023 legislation allowing taxes above the state cap.
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