Medical debt is crushing hospital patients in LA. Health officials may have a fix

October 7, 2026 · 4:16 pm 2 sources

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• LA officials document first case of a rabid raccoon in more than 50 years
  The Guardian · October 7, 2026 16:16
  Four people and a dog may have been exposed to rabies from the animal, Los Angeles public health officials say Los Angeles county recently documented its first rabid raccoon in more than 50 years, and health officials are urging residents to never touch wild animals. The county’s department of…
• Medical debt is crushing hospital patients in LA. Health officials may have a fix
  NPR · October 8, 2026 09:00
  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.