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Study: Homeless more likely to use ambulance
A new study concludes that homeless people are more likely than other patients to arrive at U.S. hospitals by ambulance, and more than twice as likely than other patients to be uninsured. The study,... Read more...
CA was aware of problems at hospital doing questionable admissions
Earlier this month, a group of California hospitals made national headlines when the news broke that they'd allegedly been recruiting and admitting homeless patients and giving them questionable... Read more...
Los Angeles issues new rule limiting discharges
After a long battle over the alleged dumping of homeless patients in the street, the city of Los Angeles has enacted a new ordinance making it a misdemeanor for hospitals to transport a patient to a... Read more...
