#public-hospital-funding

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1 week ago

Silicon Valley health care leaders say federal cuts 'truly devastating' - San Jose Spotlight

Santa Clara County's public health system faces billions in federal Medicaid cuts, requiring major budget reductions and reorganizations despite partial mitigation from Measure A.
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1 month ago

Lawsuit challenges Santa Clara County sales tax measure - San Jose Spotlight

A judge next Wednesday could decide the fate of the county's proposed five-eighths cent sales tax increase, known as Measure A, after local libertarians filed a lawsuit challenging the legality of placing it on the Nov. 4 special election ballot. The lawsuit argues federal spending cuts - which county leaders warn could devastate California's second largest public hospital system - don't constitute an emergency allowing for a sales tax vote on a non-general election year.
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