Children´s hospitals again cry for help from voters, but are they really hurting?
(WorldNews Health)

By Ana B. Ibarra, California Healthline Back in 2004, California´s children´s hospitals asked voters to approve a $750 million bond measure to help fund construction and new medical equipment. In 2008, they asked for $980 million more. Now they´re hoping voters will agree on Nov. 6 to cough up an additional $1.5 billion. The state´s 13 children´s hospitals treat California´s sickest kids - including those with leukemia, sickle cell disease, rare cancers and cystic fibrosis - so approving their fund-raising requests is an easy `yes` for many voters. Despite the feel-good nature of the requests, some health care experts and election analysts question the hospitals´ multiple appeals for...