Should Los Angeles clamp down on how much hospital executives are paid?
That decision could be put to Los Angeles city voters, under a ballot measure supported by a union representing healthcare workers.
But whether that happens may hinge on another question: How much does the president of the United States make?
The California Hospital Assn. has gone to court to stop a ballot measure that would limit the annual compensation for executives at privately owned hospitals and other Los Angeles health facilities, arguing that the proposed measure rests on a statement that is “factually and provably untrue.”
The L.A. ballot measure, backed by SEIU-United Healthcare Workers West, would set the annual limit for healthcare executives at “the total compensation for the President of the United States,” which it lists as “currently $450,000.” That dollar limit for healthcare executives would include their salaries, bonuses and a range of other benefits and payments, including severance.
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The hospital association argued that the president is entitled to other payments and benefits, including travel expenses, discretionary funds and residence in the White House, that bring his annual compensation well over $450,000. As a result, it argued in its lawsuit, the L.A. petition contained...
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