Ten years ago, the Los Angeles public health system was on the brink of collapse. Los Angeles avoided the most dire situation, thanks to an eleventh-hour bailout by President Clinton. But for the last ten years, financial problems have continued to plague public hospitals in Los Angeles and around the state. Guest: Glenn Melnick , health care economist with the University of Southern California and the RAND Corporation.
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