The Health-Related Budget of Los Angeles County, FYl970.

Stewart Blumenfeld

Expert InsightsPublished 1970

Details Los Angeles County's health-related expenditures for FY 1970. In a government budget, funds are usually allocated to the agencies that are authorized to disburse them in a particular service area. However, one unit may have significant inputs to an area that is the primary responsibility of another agency. Thus, to determine the actual budget for a service area, both primary and secondary expenditures must be aggregated. The category "Health and Sanitation" in the FY 1970 Los Angeles County budget accounts for only $56 million of the $479.3 million actually spent on health-related services and facilities. Other expenditures include public assistance, $399.6 million; capital projects, principal and interest payments on bonds, $15.6 million; medical insurance for county employees, $3.6 million; and payments for state services, $1.25 million. Funds for these expenditures are derived from direct charges for hospital services, federal and state subsidies (Medicare and Medi-Cal), and property taxes.

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  • Year: 1970
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  • Document Number: P-4414

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Blumenfeld, Stewart, The Health-Related Budget of Los Angeles County, FYl970. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 1970. https://www.rand.org/pubs/papers/P4414.html.
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