Santa Clara County: Poll shows support among likely voters for Measure A

"When prompted with the ballot measure language, which the Board of Supervisors approved at an early August meeting, 31% of respondents said they would definitely vote for the sales tax increase, 18% said yes, but that they might change their mind and another 8% said they leaned toward a yes vote. Of those opposed, 25% were a definite no vote, 8% said no, but they might change their mind and another 3% leaned toward a no vote. The poll's margin of error is 4%."

"The "Big, Beautiful Bill," which Trump signed into law on July 4, calls for $1 trillion in cuts to Medicaid over the next decade and instills new work requirements that could kick 5.3 million people off the federally-funded health insurance program, according to estimates from the Congressional Budget Office."

""looking at options for protecting the health care of the most vulnerable people.""

A David Binder Research poll of 600 registered Santa Clara County voters conducted July 12–16 measured support for a five-eighths-cent sales tax increase to help fill a projected funding gap for the county health-care system. Combined responses show 57% expressing some level of support and 36% expressing some level of opposition, with a 4% margin of error. Destination: Home funded the survey. The "Big, Beautiful Bill" includes $1 trillion in Medicaid cuts and new work requirements that could remove 5.3 million people from coverage. One in four county residents rely on Medi-Cal and half of the local health system's revenue comes from Medi-Cal reimbursements.

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