Reckless measure will force clinics to close, harming millions of Los Angeles patients
LOS ANGELES – Aug. 3, 2026 – This National Health Center Week, patients and community clinics should be celebrating the whole-person, whole-community care that helps millions of Angelenos stay healthy. Instead, they are facing a dangerous ballot measure that will force clinics to cut services and close their doors – jeopardizing health care for more than two million patients who depend on community clinics for their care.
Proposition 44 will appear on the November ballot. If approved, the initiative would divert billions of dollars away from community clinics and the critical services that patients rely on, including preventative medical visits, urgent care, maternity services, transportation, translation, and more.
“Prop 44 will disproportionately harm patients who are already facing federal Medicaid cuts, state budget cuts, and other barriers to care,” said Louise McCarthy, President and CEO of the Community Clinic Association of Los Angeles County. “Voters have the power to protect patients and reject this reckless ballot measure on Election Day.”
Community clinics provide essential primary care, prenatal care, urgent care, behavioral health services, telehealth, and dental services to one in five people in LA County. They serve one in three Medi-Cal enrollees, along with people without health insurance, low-income working families, seniors, children, immigrants, veterans, and medically underserved communities—regardless of ability to pay.
All of that would be at risk if Prop 44 were to pass.
The measure has major legal flaws that would financially penalize clinics for investing in critical patient care infrastructure and services, including nurse managers, physician leaders, translation services, patient transportation, insurance assistance, and diagnostic technologies such as mammography, X-Ray and CT imaging. These restrictions would make it harder for clinics to provide comprehensive, high-quality care and meet the needs of the communities they serve.
We urge Angelenos to rally with community health centers, the patients they serve, and the hundreds of organizations opposed to Prop 44. To find out more about the dangerous measure and join the growing opposition, visit: https://noprop44.com/
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About the Community Clinic Association of Los Angeles County
Founded in 1994, the Community Clinic Association of Los Angeles County (CCALAC) is the largest regional association of community health centers in California. Health centers in Los Angeles serve more than 2.18 million patients at nearly 600 sites across the county. The majority of these patients (74%) have low incomes, and 93% are covered by public insurance or uninsured. CCALAC is dedicated to helping health centers remain at the forefront of health care transformation, in support of the patients and communities they serve. For more information about CCALAC, visit www.ccalac.org or call (213) 201-6500.
Contact: Taryn Burks, Communications Manager at media@ccalac.org | (213) 201-6529.