Stop Uber’s Deceptive Ballot Scheme

Uber wrote and bankrolled a new ballot measure to change state law by eliminating rights for patients, reducing access to needed medical care, and shifting higher costs to patients and taxpayers. It puts corporate profits ahead of patient care.

Why Uber’s Ballot Initiative is Bad for Californians

  • Makes it harder and more expensive for patients to get needed medical care

  • Reduces access to doctors, specialists, and treatment options

  • Forces patients to pay higher medical bills and more out-of-pocket costs

  • Leaves patients stuck with longer wait times

  • Allows corporations to shift tens of millions of dollars in healthcare costs to taxpayers every year

Instead of protecting patients, this scheme pads corporate profits for Uber and insurance companies.

Limits Access to Care

If Uber’s measure passes in November, injured patients will have fewer treatment options, limiting access to needed medical care. It also blocks coverage for longterm medical expenses and sets an artificially low medical reimbursement rate that applies only to accident victims, reducing access to medical care.

Higher Costs for Patients & Taxpayers

Under this measure, patients and taxpayers get stuck with higher costs. First, the measure caps what accident victims can recover for medical care. When a cap is below the actual cost of treating a serious injury for surgery, specialists, and rehabilitation, the injured patient must cover the gap. Medical debt is already a leading cause of financial hardship, and this measure will make it worse. California’s nonpartisan fiscal analysis also reports that this measure would increase costs for taxpayers by tens of millions annually.

Hurts Working Families

Working people are hit the hardest by Uber’s measure, especially those struggling with limited insurance coverage. When an auto accident victim suffers a serious injury, they often need months of treatment after surgery to fully recover. By capping medical costs, Uber’s measure makes it harder for victims to get ongoing care, leaving many stuck with short-term treatment instead of the long-term care they need to recover, return to work, and get back to their normal lives.

Join our Opposition to Uber’s Ballot

We are a coalition of providers united and fighting back!