A doctor in Los Angeles has developed a plan to get people in low-income communities better access to health care.
Nearly four million people in LA County live in what could be called healthcare deserts, where there are few primary doctors’ offices and even fewer specialists. Dr. Reza Babapour has a solution.
“My recommendation is to open a new medical school,” Babapour said.
He points to South and East LA, and parts of The Valley as local examples of healthcare deserts.
“There are many areas in Los Angeles County, and specifically those areas that are being served by the Los Angeles Department of Health Services, that there is a tremendous shortage of physicians,” said Babapour.
So, he created the “Reform LA Health System” petition to make the new medical school a reality.
“And if the graduating physicians commit to working in those areas that have shortage of physicians then their tuition would be waived.”
Babapour is gathering signatures to get his plan on the November ballot. Read more about the petition and reform platform here.