BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- Voters in California passed Prop 35, a measure that would make permanent a tax on health insurance plans to fund Medi-Cal, according to a projection from the Associated Press. The measure is currently passing with more than two-thirds of the vote. Currently, funding for Medi-Cal comes through a tax on some health plans. Plans are taxed based on how many people are provided health care from one of those plans, including Medi-Cal. The state uses the money to reimburse Medi-Cal providers and fund other health programs. The money from the tax reduced costs from the state's General Fund. Prop 35 made the funding permanent and directs the state legislature on how to use the tax revenues. In the short term, Prop 35 would increase state costs, not change the existing tax on health plans and increase funding for Medi-Cal, according to the California Legislative Analyst's Office. Proponents of the measure argued the measure would provide funding for California's state health program Medi-Cal without raising taxes on individuals and make it permanent. Supporters included various health care, health provider groups, including Planned Parenthood, the California Hospital Association and the California Academy of Family Physicians. Various California newspaper editorial boards did not endorse the measure including the Los Angeles Times, the San Francisco Chronicle and the San Diego Union-Tribune.