John Buntin is a GOVERNING staff writer. He covers health care, public safety and urban affairs.
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Skid Row-style Health Care
First, Los Angeles area hospitals were caught dumping destitute patients in Skid Row. Now, they're allegedly filling beds (and bilking Medicare) by recruiting patients from Skid Row for unnecessary hospitalization and "treatment?" What next?
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