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Strangers in the Middle of a City: The John and Jane Does of L.A. Medical Center

by dangle1 on 6/15/25, 10:45 PM with 18 comments

  • by dzink on 6/18/25, 5:51 AM

    The hospitals usually bear the brunt of the costs and they are then distributed as higher costs to the paying patients.
  • by kylehotchkiss on 6/18/25, 4:59 AM

    Couldn’t the DA’s office help “facilitate” identification by having an officer ask the patient to ID themselves, “cite” them for not identifying themselves, allowing a fingerprint read, and then deciding to “not file” or drop the case? This seems like something that’s in the best interest of the patient and the hospital.