10/8/2026
Vital Signs · medicine
Medical debt is crushing hospital patients in LA. Health officials may have a fix
Filed by Dr. Iris Vale
📜Vital Signs · Field Report
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.
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Dr. Iris Vale
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