Medical debt is crushing hospital patients in LA. Health officials may have a fix
In Los Angeles County, the nation's most populous, a new system could screen hospital patients for financial aid, preventing hundreds of thousands from getting bills they can't pay. (Image credit: Lauren Justice)
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RegionsUnited States
Published2 h ago (Thu, 08 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT)
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AuthorNoam Levey