Homeless Californians Face Medicaid Cuts
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Californias Street Medicine Teams Face Medicaid Cuts: A New Federal Law Threatens Coverage for Over Ninety Percent of Unsheltered Homeless Patients
This podcast episode explores the challenges faced by street medicine teams in California, who provide critical care to homeless patients. A new federal law tied to Medicaid changes could disrupt coverage for over ninety percent of unsheltered individuals starting in 2027. The law requires able-bodied adults under sixty-five without kids to work at least eighty hours a month and have eligibility checked every six months. However, homeless people struggle to meet these demands due to lack of resources and health issues. California health officials are implementing an automated system to verify work hours and exemptions, but gaps in the system could still drop people from coverage, impacting access to care and potentially leading to the demise of street medicine programs.
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