From CalMatters: People experiencing homelessness often have sporadic or no access to health care, resulting in costly, chronic conditions. A new statewide effort encourages Medi-Cal insurers to partner with street teams to improve care.
, heart disease is the second-leading cause of death among people experiencing homelessness, second only to overdoses.— yet in San Francisco, overdoses cause 82% of deaths among the unsheltered.s.
“People are dying every day,” Galat said. “So we have to try with what we know best in the medical field right now to limit people who are dying.” “Until we can end our crisis of homelessness…we have to find a way to deliver care for people on the streets.” “I guess I’m a little bit naive,” Doran said. “We’re all humans and we’re prone to mistakes, you know? So I hate for anyone to have their money stolen like mine was and end up like me on the streets.”
“Until we can end our crisis of homelessness…we have to find a way to deliver care for people on the streets,” Schneidermann said.Prior to CalAIM and the Health Care Services Department’s rule changes, street medicine programs operated outside of traditional health care, funded by philanthropies or the rare health organization willing to lose money. Now, the department’s changes offer some hope for stability, Feldman said.
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