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Transcript: Analysis: Los Angeles health care system facing budget squeeze
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- NPR Morning Edition
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- June 26, 2002
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Analysis: Los Angeles health care system facing budget squeeze
Host: BOB EDWARDS
Time: 10:00-11:00 AM
BOB EDWARDS, host:
This is MORNING EDITION from NPR News. I'm Bob Edwards.
California has a $23 billion budget deficit. That means there'll
be less money to pay for such much-needed public services as health
care. In Los Angeles, public health already is facing deep cuts at
both the federal and state levels. Today, the Department of Public
Health presents budget recommendations to the county supervisors.
Debra Baer reports.
DEBRA BAER reporting:
Los Angeles is no stranger to health budget crises. One in the mid-
'90s nearly dragged the ...