Spend Measure A Dollars on Health Care, Not Debt
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Alameda County voters passed Measure A in 2004 to support the county's health care safety net, not balance the county's budget. The Alameda County Medical Center (ACMC) has used Measure A revenues to expand access to health care for the the county's indigent and uninsured residents.
But since ACMC began receiving Measure A money, the supervisors have assessed various charges on the Medical Center, including:
> $11 million in "debt" repayment,
> $6.6 million in interest payments on this questionable "debt," and
> $1.5 million in rent for the clinics that previously had cost ACMC $1 per year.
ACMC receives about $80 million in Measure A money; the county is demanding over 20\% of these revenues, pushing ACMC into the red.
Therefore, we call on the Board of Supervisors to increase its support for the Alameda County Medical Center and indigent care services by:
1. Forgiving the $6.6 million in interest payments the county demands from ACMC; and
2. Reducing rent payments on ACMC's three clinics from $1.5 million to the previous level of $1 per year.
But since ACMC began receiving Measure A money, the supervisors have assessed various charges on the Medical Center, including:
> $11 million in "debt" repayment,
> $6.6 million in interest payments on this questionable "debt," and
> $1.5 million in rent for the clinics that previously had cost ACMC $1 per year.
ACMC receives about $80 million in Measure A money; the county is demanding over 20\% of these revenues, pushing ACMC into the red.
Therefore, we call on the Board of Supervisors to increase its support for the Alameda County Medical Center and indigent care services by:
1. Forgiving the $6.6 million in interest payments the county demands from ACMC; and
2. Reducing rent payments on ACMC's three clinics from $1.5 million to the previous level of $1 per year.
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Clifton S
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HOW ABOUT THE 43 MILLION DOLLARS THAT WAS GIVEN TO SHERIFF PLUMMER WITH NOT HAVEING TO REPAY THE MEDICAL CENTER WHY ISN'T THAT QUESTION NEVER BROUGHT UP
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As a retired county health official, I find this action unconscionable, and life threatening to poor people in our county.
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