| 1 |
Sponsor SEIU-UHW (frontmatter) |
SoS contributions; Official Voter Guide |
Verified |
"Yes on Prop 44, sponsored by Service Employees International Union - United Healthcare Workers West" |
| 2 |
AltaMed and NEMS CEOs each ~$1.95M in 2024 |
California Today |
Verified (secondary, Form 990 Schedule J) |
"$1,949,272"; "$1,950,174" |
| 3 |
Three other CEOs $667K-$730K |
California Today |
Verified (secondary) |
"reported $667,101 to $729,864" (TrueCare, Neighborhood, Innercare) |
| 4 |
None of 7 No-funding clinics meets 90%; combined 77.4% on $3.28B |
California Today |
Verified (secondary) |
"$3.28 billion"... "77.4%" |
| 5 |
Two under 65% |
California Today |
Verified (secondary) |
FHCSD 64.5%, Innercare 64.7% |
| 6 |
Several ran 14-17% surpluses |
California Today |
Verified (secondary) |
16.6%, 16.3%, 14.4% |
| 7 |
LAO: "most clinics spend under 90%", avg ~80% |
LAO prop44-110326.pdf; Official Voter Guide |
Corrected |
LAO never says "most"; says "average of about 80 percent... though the percent varies". Changed to that. |
| 8 |
AB 1113 same rule as a bill |
CalMatters Oct 7; Digital Democracy |
Verified |
"a bill with nearly the same goal"; AB 1113 "mission spend ratio of at least 90%" |
| 9 |
AB 1113 "died in Jan 2026" |
CalMatters Oct 7; Digital Democracy |
Corrected |
CalMatters: "it died in committee"; history: "2026-02-02 Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56". Changed to "died in committee (filed away Feb 2, 2026)". leginfo page failed to load (client error). |
| 10 |
Clinics allege in federal court offer to drop Prop 44 for membership |
CalMatters Oct 7 |
Verified |
"offered to kill Prop. 44 in exchange for more union membership" (E.D. Cal. complaint) |
| 11 |
Union: "categorically false" |
CalMatters Oct 7 |
Verified |
Spokesperson Renee Saldana: "categorically false" |
| 12 |
Same union behind Prop 40 |
CalMatters Oct 7 (headline); Wikipedia |
Verified (secondary) |
"The same union supporting a billionaire tax..." Tag changed from Wikipedia to CalMatters, Oct 7, 2026 |
| 13 |
Dialysis measures failed 40%, 37%, 32% |
SoS Statements of Vote 2018/2020/2022 |
Corrected |
2018 Prop 8 Yes was 43.2% (not 40%); 2020 Prop 23 36.6%; 2022 Prop 29 31.6%. Changed to 43/37/32, tag SoS Statement of Vote. |
| 14 |
Table: 7 clinic ratios (83.9, 77.9, 73.8, 73.5, 72.0, 64.7, 64.5) |
California Today |
Verified (secondary) |
All seven match |
| 15 |
AltaMed $1.72B revenue, gave $6.1M |
California Today |
Verified (secondary) |
"Revenue $1.72B"; "AltaMed leads with $6.1 million" |
| 16 |
Surpluses WellSpace 16.6, Neighborhood 14.4, FHCSD 16.3 |
California Today |
Verified (secondary) |
match |
| 17 |
TrueCare CEO in $667K-$730K range |
California Today |
Verified (secondary) |
TrueCare listed in that range |
| 18 |
NEMS: over $1M deferred/retirement |
California Today |
Verified (secondary) |
"$1,054,094 was retirement and deferred compensation" |
| 19 |
Innercare 29.8% management and fundraising |
California Today |
Verified (secondary) |
"29.8% of revenue" |
| 20 |
One-time items like capital grants; AG decides |
California Today; LAO |
Verified |
"capital grants or investment gains"; LAO: "Attorney General would define... which kinds of expenses" |
| 21 |
Covers private nonprofit FQHCs, ~2,000 sites |
LAO |
Corrected |
LAO: "private nonprofit safety net clinics"; "about 2,000 safety net clinics in California" (total, not covered count). Reworded. |
| 22 |
90% / 10% overhead cap |
LAO |
Verified |
"at least 90 percent"; "administrative costs... no more than 10 percent" |
| 23 |
Penalty refunded within 5 yrs, else workforce programs, waivers |
LAO |
Verified |
"comply... within five years"; "spend it on clinic workforce programs"; "temporary waiver" |
| 24 |
Enforcement low tens of millions, paid by fees |
LAO |
Verified |
"low tens of millions of dollars per year"; "charging fees on affected clinics" |
| 25 |
Yes $16.9M all SEIU-UHW; No $38.6M |
SoS (through 10/22/2026); California Today (FPPC) |
Verified |
SoS: Yes $16,930,133; No $38,627,550 |
| 26 |
No led by AltaMed ($6.1M) and clinic association |
California Today; SoS |
Verified |
No committee sponsored by CPCA Advocates; AltaMed $6.1M |
| 27 |
Union "has used initiatives to pressure employers" |
none |
Unsupported (softened) |
Characterization not sourced; changed to "has sponsored initiatives aimed at health care employers before (the dialysis measures)" |
| 28 |
"Nearly half could close", $1.7B, study it paid for |
CalMatters Oct 7 |
Verified |
"study commissioned by the California Primary Care Association"; "$1.7 billion in penalties in the first year" |
| 29 |
Translators/navigators/buildings unclear; AG decides |
LAO |
Corrected |
Specific examples unsourced; kept the documented point ("AG would define"), added LAO. "would address pay" softened to "could". |
| 30 |
Against: CPCA, CMA, Planned Parenthood, Hospital Assn, "all three major parties", "every major editorial board" |
Official Voter Guide; CalMatters guide; CalMatters Oct 7 |
Corrected |
Voter guide lists CMA, CPCA, Planned Parenthood Affiliates; CalMatters guide lists Hospital Assn. CalMatters: "Democratic, Republican and Working Families parties" (Working Families is not a "major party"); guide lists 4 editorial boards (SacBee, SF Chronicle, OCR, SDUT), none for. Replaced vague claims with those names. |
| 31 |
For: SEIU-UHW only; argument re federal cuts |
CalMatters guide; Official Voter Guide |
Verified |
"Only SEIU-UHW is listed"; "especially critical for clinics to prioritize patient care now" |
| 32 |
PPIC Sept: ~1 in 3 support |
CalMatters Oct 7 |
Verified |
"Just one in three likely voters support the initiative" |