L.A. County ends $400 fee for bodies transported to medical examiner for investigation
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from Los Angeles Times1 month ago
"This fee was often unexpected and our county residents were responsible to pay for it. We must ensure that the county does what it can to practice compassion and equity by continuing to ease the financial burden for residents who are seeking to lay their loved ones to rest."
Los Angeles Timeshttps://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-01-07/l-a-county-leaders-vote-to-end-fee-charged-to-families-for-transporting-dead-bodies
"An analysis of county data showed the fee had disproportionately affected poorer residents. Only half of families were able to pay the fee in recent years."
Los Angeles Timeshttps://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-01-07/l-a-county-leaders-vote-to-end-fee-charged-to-families-for-transporting-dead-bodies
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