Prop. 35 would require the state to use money from a tax on health insurance plans to boost payments to doctors who serve Medi-Cal patients.
Over the last few years, the state has expanded Medi-Cal to cover more Californians than ever, now around 14-million people.
But the amount that doctors get paid to treat Medi-Cal patients has not kept up with inflation.
As a result, many providers won’t treat them according to the California Health Care Foundation.
Supporters say Prop. 35 will encourage doctors to serve more low-income patients because they’d be getting paid more for their services.
Opponents worry putting restrictions on how the state spends this money could mean cuts to other Medi-Cal programs.
