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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.

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The reporting uses descriptive language to characterize the impact of medical debt on the public. It frames the proposed policy shift as a potential solution, relying on the context of regional health department initiatives.

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