Health Equity

Dying on the Waitlist

Abstract: In Los Angeles County and around the country, doctors have had to decide who gets a lifesaving COVID-19 treatment and who doesn’t.

Publication: ProPublica

Date Published: February 18, 2021

Author(s): David Armstrong and Marshall Allen

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This analysis of California’s state budget from 2007 to 2018 finds that to ensure the long-term health of the state, California needs to eliminate health care waste and direct the savings toward increased funding for programs that improve community conditions—like public education, public health, housing assistance, food assistance, and income support.