Calif. Clinics Grapple With Ballot Measure's Uncertain Impact

Jonathan Buck discusses the potential impact of California’s Proposition 44, which would require nonprofit community health clinics to spend at least 90% of their revenue on patient services. He cautions that the measure could create additional barriers to primary care for low-income patients and jeopardize health care provider network requirements if clinics close. Buck also highlights concerns about the attorney general’s broad authority to define qualifying expenses, potential legal challenges to the measure’s penalties and uncertainty surrounding future enforcement.