Hospitals must promptly report to the Los Angeles County public health department each time they try to collect medical debt from patients, under an ordinance backed Tuesday by county supervisors.

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County has launched one of the most ambitious efforts in the nation to tackle medical debt, targeting hospitals for their role in feeding a $2.9 billion problem.

Doctors at some Los Angeles County hospitals say people are waiting too long to seek medical treatment – including those infected with the coronavirus – over fears of catching Covid-19 ...

The state will deploy U.S. Army experts as soon as Saturday, Jan. 2, to evaluate and and upgrade oxygen-delivery systems at six older Los Angeles County hospitals overwhelmed by the unprecedented ...

This was supposed to be the year that hospitals throughout Los Angeles County were going to start steadying their finances after years of tumult and unexpected costs brought on by the Covid-19 ...

Los Angeles County is considering a new ordinance that aims to provide financial assistance to those with medical debt while mandating hospitals to be transparent about debt collection.

Air Force medical professionals arrived at Los Angeles County-USC and Harbor-UCLA medical centers on Friday. The teams will work in critical care as COVID-19 hospitalizations grow.

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA)-- State officials are being dispatched to hospitals in Los Angeles County due to what authorities are calling "overflow conditions" in emergency rooms. Donning area for ...

According to state figures, there were 2,240 COVID-positive patients in Los Angeles County hospitals as of Tuesday, a jump from 1,994 on Monday. Of those patients, 303 were being treated in ...

LOS ANGELES — Hospitals in Los Angeles County are reporting a surge in COVID-19 patients and some have been forced to temporarily cease ambulance arrivals and use gift shops as makeshift treat… ...