[GPSCC-chat] Health Care Districts and how they pend money.

[Wes Rolley]

http://californiawatch.org/node/17054/?utm_source=Master+List&utm_campaign=744347aa85-Health_Conflicts&utm_medium=email

> A financial review of more than 20 health care districts in California 
> found millions of dollars in transactions involving companies and 
> nonprofits with ties to top district officials.
>
> The findings raise questions about the adequacy of state and local 
> scrutiny of the taxpayer-funded districts, which operate nursing homes 
> and hospitals, distribute grants to health programs and manage their 
> own real estate portfolios. The elected boards that run California 
> health care districts oversee more than $4 billion annually in public 
> and private funds from sources including state and local taxpayers, 
> investments, real estate holdings and, in some cases, hospital revenues.
>
Personally, I don't trust the State of CA to be more than a rubber stamp 
for lobbyist's wishes.  Local scrutiny is always needed.