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AN AMERICAN MEDICAL RESPONSE AMBULANCE PARKED IN SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA. AMR, THE LARGEST PROVIDER OF AMBULANCE SERVICES IN THE U.S., IS ENDING NONEMERGENCY TRANSPORTATION FOR 12 HOSPITALS IN LOS ANGELES AND ORANGE COUNTIES, CITING LOW STATE REIMBURSEMENT RATES./JUDY LIN/KHN
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SHUTTERSTOCK
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FERNANDO ZHIMINAICELA/PIXABAY
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Bay Area Hospital in Coos Bay.
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COURTESY OF BAY AREA HOSPITAL
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DR. BHAVIN SHAH AND SUNITA KALSARIYA’S JOURNEY TO REDUCE SHAH’S HIGH MEDICAL BILL ENTAILED BEING BRIEFLY SENT TO DEBT COLLECTION, ASKING FOR HELP FROM THE ILLINOIS ATTORNEY GENERAL, AND EVENTUALLY UNCOVERING THAT NEARLY $7,000 OF SHAH’S INITIAL CHARGES WERE FOR A PROCEDURE THAT WAS NEVER PERFORMED./BRAM SABLE-SMITH/KHN
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DAVID CAVE IS A RECOVERY COACH ON AN ADDICTION SPECIALTY TEAM AT SALEM HOSPITAL, NORTH OF BOSTON./JESSE COSTA/WBUR
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LAURIE YOUNKIN, A CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT AT PEACEHEALTH’S SACRED HEART MEDICAL CENTER RIVERBEND IN SPRINGFIELD, PARTICIPATED IN AN INFORMATIONAL WORK SITE PICKET ON OCT. 4, 2022. THE SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION REPRESENTS HEALTH CARE WORKERS AT THREE HOSPITALS INVOLVED IN TALKS./COURTESY OF SEIU LOCAL 49.
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SHUTTERSTOCK
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DAVID ZIPPRICH, A FORT WORTH FINANCIAL CONSULTANT AND GRANDFATHER, WAS FORCED OUT OF RETIREMENT AFTER HOSPITALIZATIONS LEFT HIM OWING MORE THAN $200,000./LAURA BUCKMAN FOR KHN AND NPR.
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EMERGENCY ROOMS, LIKE THE ONE AT OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY, ARE PACKED./CHRISTINE TORRES HICKS,OHSU/OREGON CAPITAL CHRONICLE
