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

By Noam N. Levey, KFF Health News · October 8, 2026

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

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