Insurance provider wades into LA's homelessness problem [SCPR.com]
As part of a growing movement that looks at stable housing as a health issue, a local insurance provider is wading into Los Angeles' efforts to end homelessness. L.A. Care, the county's largest MediCal health plan, announced Thursday it will donate $20 million over the next five years to a program that houses homeless people who have medical issues. "The research is showing that if people don't have basic needs like food and shelter, their health-care expenses are going to be higher because...