Datapoint: L.A. Care, Centene’s Health Net Launch Efforts for Unhoused Californians
L.A. Care Health Plan and Centene Corp.’s Health Net announced on Aug. 28 they have launched two programs that will collectively invest $90 million over five years to help people experiencing homelessness receive access to care. The health plans will invest $60 million in the L.A. County Field Medicine Program, in which 19 providers will provide coordinated care. They also will invest $30 million in the Skid Row Care Collaborative, which will include harm reduction services, extended hours for urgent care and pharmacies, and onsite specialty medical services in Los Angeles’s Skid Row neighborhood. The programs could assist about 85,000 Los Angeles residents, according to L.A. Care and Health Net. L.A. Care is the largest Medicaid insurer in California, serving 2,365,296 members, followed by Centene at 1,704,257 members.
Source: AIS’s Directory of Health Plans
