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LA County Automates Medical Debt Screening to Aid Residents

Los Angeles County health officials are developing a system to automatically screen hospital patients for financial aid, preventing medical debt for low-income residents. The initiative could prevent hundreds of millions in debt annually by identifying eligible patients before bills pile up.