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As a Union Pushes to Cap Hospital CEO Pay, It’s Accused of Playing Politics

By Molly Castle Work August 7, 2023

A union is asking Los Angeles city voters to cap hospital executive pay at the U.S. president’s salary. However, hospitals accuse the union of using the proposal as political leverage, and policy experts question whether the policy, if enacted, would be workable.

Advocates Call for 911 Changes. Police Have Mixed Feelings.

By Molly Castle Work June 22, 2023

Though most California counties are experimenting with dispatching health professionals rather than law enforcement to respond to people experiencing mental health crises, powerful police unions fear defunding.

Personal Medical Debt in Los Angeles County Tops $2.6 Billion, Report Finds

By Molly Castle Work June 7, 2023

Medical debt is a leading public health problem, researchers say. Despite the county’s ongoing expansion of health coverage, the prevalence of medical debt remained unchanged from 2017 to 2021.

Molly Castle Work

Molly Castle Work, correspondent, covers health care in California. She has reported on a range of topics including hospital charity care, crisis pregnancy centers, and hospital lawsuits against indebted patients — the last of which earned first place for investigative reporting in the Association of Health Care Journalists’ 2023 Awards for Excellence in Health Care Journalism. She previously worked as an investigative reporter for the Post Bulletin in Rochester, Minnesota. Before entering the journalism field, she spent six years working in college access and higher-ed communications. She is a California native and holds a bachelor’s degree from Carleton College and a master’s from the University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism.

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