State needs to throw a lifeline to Lawrence General Hospital

Abstract: The safety net hospital needs financial relief and a change in the reimbursement system.

Publication: The Boston Globe

Date Published: July 26, 2021

Author(s): Marcela García

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.