Oh, look. Another move from California Gov. Gavin Newsom to make him appear moderate for his obvious 2028 presidential run.
This ties into Leslie’s post from last night: Gavin Newsom Retreats from Free Health Insurance for Illegal Aliens.
Newsom’s budget includes slashing $500 million “to health care provider payments funded by Proposition 56, a move that Planned Parenthood says would significantly hinder its ability to offer essential health services across the state.”
The governor said his proposal is adjusting for a projected $12 billion shortfall caused by what he calls a “Trump slump.”The revised budget eliminates half a billion dollars towards Proposition 56, which pays for dental, family planning, and women’s health providers to make room for funding the voter-mandated Prop 35, which expands Medi-Cal.”Because of Prop 35 and the fact that it is burdened over the next 2 fiscal years by $4.6 billion, it’s increased the budget deficit, we are trying to figure out ways of offsetting that,” said Newsom.
Prop 35 forced Newsom to put funds the state received from “a tax on some health insurance plans” to go directly for Medi-Cal providers instead of into a general fund.
Newsom never came out with a bunt statement about his disdain for Prop 35. He didn’t conceal his unhappiness because “it tied his hands budgetarily, overly prescribing the funds and not giving him enough flexibility to spend.”
I wonder how many Californians knew that Prop 35 would lead to so many financial problems. I bet Leslie knew because she’s brilliant.
“As a result of these cuts, Planned Parenthood’s ability to provide care would be severely impacted,” complained Jodi Hicks, Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California CEO and President. “Low-income Californians who depend on Planned Parenthood and other safety-net providers will endure longer wait times, have fewer appointment options, need to travel farther distances to access care, and will face even more barriers to accessing reproductive health care.”
Oh, noooooo…you cannot murder unborn babies?
Hicks added: “To put it simply, these cuts are plain cruel.”
You know what’s cruel? Murdering unborn human beings.
Newsom promised to protect a woman’s access to the inhumane procedure: “I absolutely am committed to any adjustments that we can make in partnership with the legislature to address those anxieties in the spirit of our support that has historically been placed.”
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