https://reasonstobecheerful.world/california-homelessness-health-care/
"They distribute GPS devices so they can track their homeless patients. They
stock their street kits with glass pipes used to smoke meth, crack or fentanyl.
They keep company credit cards on hand in case a patient needs emergency food
or water, or an Uber ride to the doctor.
These doctors, nurses and social workers are fanning out on the streets of Los
Angeles to provide health care and social services to homeless people — foot
soldiers of a new business model taking root in communities around California.
Their strategy: Build trust with homeless people to deliver medicine wherever
they are — and make money doing it.
“The biggest population of homeless people in this country is here in Southern
California,” said Sachin Jain, a former Obama administration health official
who is CEO of SCAN Group, which runs a Medicare Advantage insurance plan
covering about 300,000 people in California, Arizona, Nevada, Texas and New
Mexico.
“The fastest-growing segment of people experiencing homelessness is actually
older adults,” he said. “I said, ‘We’ve got to do something about this.’”
Jain’s organization three years ago created Healthcare in Action, a medical
group that sends practitioners onto California’s streets solely to care for
homeless people. It has grown rapidly, building operations in 17 communities,
including Long Beach, West Hollywood and San Bernardino County.
Since its launch, Healthcare in Action has cared for about 6,700 homeless
patients and managed roughly 77,000 diagnoses, from schizophrenia to diabetes.
It has placed about 300 people into permanent or temporary housing."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
