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    Which Way, L.A.?

    Unifying Health Services in a County Divided

    Los Angeles County provides health services to hundreds of thousands of people. The annual cost is $8 billion. Some years ago, mental health, public health and medical services were divided into three separate departments. Now, the Board of Supervisors has voted unanimously to bring them back together again.

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    By Warren Olney • Oct 1, 2015 • 17m Listen

    Los Angeles County provides health services to hundreds of thousands of people. The annual cost is $8 billion. Some years ago, mental health, public health and medical services were divided into three separate departments. Now, the Board of Supervisors has voted unanimously to bring them back together again. We speak with proponents and opponents of the change.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Sarah Sweeney

      Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW

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      Katie Cooper

      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Mark Ridley-Thomas

      LA County Supervisor representing District 2, which includes parts of Downtown, Koreatown, Crenshaw, Baldwin Hills and Culver City

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      Jonathan Fielding

      UCLA

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      Mollie Lowery

      Housing Works

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