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.