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Medical Debt Is Crushing Hospital Patients in Los Angeles. Health Officials May Have a Fix.

2026-10-08T09:00:00.000Z

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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.

Former Ward 15, Dykebar Hospital — Photo: Richard Sutcliffe / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0

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Published: 2026-10-08T09:00:00.000Z
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