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Florida hospitals act fast to discharge gun victims — especially if they’re not insured

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By Daniel Chang Verified, Fred Clasen-Kelly Verified, Olga Pierce Verified
| South Florida Sun Sentinel Verified
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By Daniel Chang, Fred Clasen-Kelly, and Olga Pierce, The Trace, KFF Health News Alea Bates wasn’t ready to leave Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare’s main hospital four days after a stranger shot her seven times at close range. Miraculously, hospital records show, none of the bullets damaged her internal organs. But after surgery, Bates said, she couldn’t get out of bed or walk to the bathroom without help.
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5 Takeaways From Our Investigation Into Florida Hospital Data

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By Daniel Chang Verified, Fred Clasen-Kelly Verified, Olga Pierce Verified
| The Trace Verified
The Trace Every 30 minutes, on average, someone is treated in an American emergency room for a firearm injury. Many die, but most experience a hospital stay to receive care. And whether or not a person has health insurance can influence how long they get that care, according to a new yearlong investigation by The Trace and KFF Health News. Our newsrooms analyzed Florida hospital billing data, available because of Florida state law.
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ChatGPT Might Have a School Shooting Problem

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By Olga Pierce Verified
| The Trace Verified
The Trace Last month, David Riedman asked ChatGPT to help him plan a school shooting. It declined and directed him to a crisis hotline. But then he asked the chatbot to plan a Nerf ambush. The bot called it a “fun strategy problem,” and laid out a five-step plan, identifying choke points, control zones, tactical roles, and covert communication strategies. Luckily, Riedman was not actually trying to plan a mass shooting. He is a researcher who holds a PhD.
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