LA County Half-Cent Health Tax Confirmed for June 2 Ballot — $1B/Year for Safety-Net Clinics
The LA County Board of Supervisors formally placed a half-cent sales tax on the June 2 primary ballot, expected to generate ~$1B/year for safety-net health care. St. John's Community Health ($240M revenue, 28 clinics, 144K patients) could lose up to one-third of its budget from Medi-Cal cuts and contributed $2M+ to the campaign. Proposed allocation: 47% free/reduced care, 22% DHS, 10% DPH. This is the first major county-level ballot measure in the nation specifically designed to offset H.R. 1 Medicaid cuts.
Key takeaways
- Half-cent sales tax on June 2 ballot — expected to generate ~$1B/year
- Allocation: 47% free/reduced care, 22% DHS, 10% DPH
- St. John's ($240M revenue, 28 clinics) could lose 1/3 of budget from Medi-Cal cuts
- First county-level ballot measure in the nation designed to offset H.R. 1 Medicaid cuts
Primary source
KFF Health NewsAffected FQHCs
FQHC Talent. (2026, March 16). LA County Half-Cent Health Tax Confirmed for June 2 Ballot — $1B/Year for Safety-Net Clinics. Primary source: KFF Health News. Retrieved April 28, 2026, from https://www.fqhctalent.com/intel/la-county-sales-tax-june-ballot-confirmed
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