Los Angeles County Sees Surplus in Health Budget

Downsizing Martin Luther King hospital and Medicare reimbursement policies now creates a surplus?  The saga continues with this facility....BD

County health officials said the county Department of Health Services will see a surplus of about $120 million because of changes in federal reimbursement for Medicare and savings from downsizing services at Martin Luther King Jr.-Harbor Hospital.
Health officials previously projected a budget shortfall (Leonard/Rosenblatt, Los Angeles Times, 6/19).

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Monday approved a $21.8 billion budget for fiscal year 2007-2008, including $190 million for medical facilities, the AP/San Jose Mercury News reports.

Los Angeles County Sees Surplus in Health Budget - California Healthline