"Federal budget cuts in HR1, passed by Congress and signed by President Trump, have taken billions from Medi-Cal and left a hole in our county health system that's projected to grow to $1.3 billion annually by fiscal year 2029-30. Medi-Cal covers more than 450,000 county residents. When funding is cut, patients do not disappear. They turn to emergency rooms, the only places where they can still get care. That crowds hospitals and drives up costs for everyone."
"Our public health system serves one in four residents and cares for more Medi-Cal and Medicare patients than any other provider in the county. It operates two of our three trauma centers, and nearly half of all ER visits end up at a county hospital. Without Measure A, a five-eighths-cent sales tax increase on the Nov. 4 ballot, beds will close, services will be cut, and some hospitals may not survive."
Doctors have spent careers caring for Santa Clara County residents and protecting public health. Federal budget cuts in HR1 have removed billions from Medi-Cal and created a projected county health system shortfall reaching $1.3 billion annually by fiscal year 2029–30. Medi-Cal covers more than 450,000 residents; when funding is cut, patients turn to emergency rooms, crowding hospitals and raising costs. The county public health system serves one in four residents, manages two of three trauma centers, and handles nearly half of ER visits. Measure A would raise roughly $330 million annually for five years to keep hospitals open while longer-term solutions are pursued.
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