California HealthCare Foundation and Center for Governmental Studies Create HealthVote2004.org.Web Site Provides Voters Critical Information on Health-Related Ballot Measures -- Spending, Polls, and Issues WHAT: For the first time in nearly a decade, Californians will have an opportunity this November to cast their votes on a number of measures that affect their health and the future of health care in the state. Where can you go for a balanced overview of the issues? HealthVote2004.org (http://www.healthvote2004.org/) provides media and the public with a one-stop, non-partisan information resource on the five health-related ballot measures, along with regular email updates on campaign contributions, polls, and issues. The five measures are: --Prop 61 -- Funding for Children's Hospital A children's hospital is a hospital which offers its services exclusively to children. The number of children's hospitals proliferated in the 20th century, as pediatric medical and surgical specialties separated from internal medicine and adult surgical specialties. Projects --Prop 63 -- Funding for Expansion of Mental Health Services health services Managed care The benefits covered under a health contract --Prop 67 -- Funding for Uncompensated uncompensated (  n·kômˑ·p Emergency Services emergency services Emergency care '…services …necessary to prevent death or serious impairment of health and, because of the danger to life or health, require the use of the most accessible hospital available and equipped to furnish those services' --Prop 71 -- Funding and Regulating Stem Cell stem cell In living organisms, an undifferentiated cell that can produce other cells that eventually make up specialized tissues and organs. There are two major types of stem cells, embryonic and adult. Research --Prop 72 -- Referendum on the Health Insurance Act of 2003 (SB 2) HOW: HealthVote2004.org features: Facts & Analysis: The who, what, why, and potential impact of each health-related measure, including background information and pros and cons pros and cons Noun, pl the advantages and disadvantages of a situation [Latin pro for + con(tra) against] . MoneyWatch: Ongoing analysis of pro and con PRO AND CON. For and against. For example, affidavits are taken pro and con. campaign contributions. AdWatch: Access to TV, radio, and print ads, as well as estimated statewide and per-market ad expenditures. PollWatch: Access to Field Poll results and other statewide non-partisan public opinion surveys. For & Against: The official ballot summary, arguments, and rebuttals in an easy-to-read format. In addition, site visitors can access CHCF's SB 2 Cost Estimator (http://www.chcf.org/topics/sb2/index.cfm), an online tool designed to help firms and individuals estimate the cost of providing health insurance under the requirements of SB 2. WHO: HealthVote2004.org is a collaboration between two nonpartisan, nonprofit organizations -- the California HealthCare Foundation, an independent philanthropy committed to improving California's health care financing and delivery systems, and the Center for Governmental Studies, which pioneers innovative uses of new technology to increase civic engagement in the democratic process. |
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