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Committee supports ordinance authorizing public-health data collection on hospital debt and financial assistance
Summary
Committee members approved an ordinance to authorize the public-health department to collect and publish data and policies on hospital debt collection and financial-assistance practices; staff said the data would not include medical diagnoses or treatment details and that the work would be executed at the county level with no cost to the city.
The Community Enrichment, Libraries, Parks and Arts Committee approved an ordinance authorizing the public-health department to collect and publish information and policies related to hospital debt collection and hospital financial-assistance programs.
Representatives from the Los Angeles Department of Public Health explained the ordinance would enable regular reporting on how hospitals collect medical debt and how financial-assistance programs are applied. Department staff told the committee…
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