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Nearly two years into Gov. Gavin Newsom's $12 billion experiment to transform California’s Medicaid program into a social services provider for the state's most vulnerable residents, the institutions tasked with providing the new services aren't effectively doing so, according to a survey released Tuesday.
A nonprofit has partnered with a for-profit managed care company to offer a broad range of services and track patients
California’s first-of-its-kind Medi-Cal reform aims to help low-income patients navigate problems such as homelessness, poverty and substance abuse that can harm health.
In two weeks, he’ ll move into his own apartment in Berkeley after spending the better part of the past 16 years homeless. But nine months ago, El moved into one of 12 Project Roomkey shelters in Alameda County designed to reduce COVID-19 among the homeless population. The team also made sure that El was enrolled in Medi-Cal and had transportation to his doctor’ s...
At 66, Edward El has a new lease on life — literally. In two weeks, he’ll move into his own apartment in Berkeley after spending the better part of the past 16 years homeless.