Health Care Can Make You Sick

Angelenos Get Plenty of Medical Attention - That's the Problem

Shannon Brownlee will visit Zócalo July 6th to discuss the question “How Can We Take Charge of Our Health?“

Los Angeles doctors are plentiful, and Angelenos have some of the highest rates of visits to doctors and specialists in the nation. So you’d expect Angelenos to get the very best health care. But do they really?

Look at the numbers, and you might notice that Angelenos are getting a lot of health care, but they aren’t necessarily getting a whole lot of health. The Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care offers a snapshot …