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Los Angeles County has launched one of the most ambitious efforts in the nation to tackle medical debt, targeting hospitals for their role in feeding a $2.9 billion problem.

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Board of Supervisors Chair Lindsey P. Horvath cited “the immense amount of work” required to implement the law, which adds severe substance use disorder to the definition of gravely disabled.

Board of Supervisors Chair Lindsey P. Horvath cited "the immense amount of work" required to implement the law, which adds severe substance use disorder to the definition of gravely disabled.

Leaders of the SEIU-UHW healthcare workers union argue that the wage hikes are crucial to retain workers who have felt devalued during the pandemic.

The Los Angeles City Council voted Tuesday to boost the minimum wage of workers at privately owned hospitals to $25 an hour.

The initiative, which would impact Long Beach's largest hospitals and smaller clinics, would cover a broad range of workers in a health care setting, including technicians, maintenance workers, janitors, housekeeping staff, groundskeepers and food service workers.