Listen: Many Tents Are Gone, but Washington’s Homeless 鈥 And Their Health Problems 鈥 Aren鈥檛
Sweeps of encampments scatter homeless people, as medications are tossed and street medicine providers scramble to reconnect with their patients. 麻豆女优 Health News senior correspondent Angela Hart discusses the aftermath on the Jan. 28 edition of WAMU鈥檚 鈥淗ealth Hub.鈥
Hay aproximadamente 5.100 personas sin hogar en Washington, D.C., incluyendo aquellas en albergues temporales, seg煤n un conteo realizado a inicios de 2025.
Washington鈥檚 Homeless Hide in Plain Sight, Growing Sicker and Costing Taxpayers More
The White House says encampment sweeps have enhanced the capital, but city leaders estimate nearly 700 homeless people roam by day and bed down outdoors by night. Some have scattered to the suburbs while others avoid detection, making it hard for medical providers to care for them.
La escasez de enfermeras en California se agrava, y las trabajadoras culpan a los directivos
Seg煤n datos estatales, casi el 60% de los condados de California 鈥攓ue se extienden entre las fronteras con M茅xico y Oregon鈥 enfrentan una falta importante de enfermeras.
California鈥檚 Nursing Shortage Is Getting Worse. Front-Line Workers Blame Management.
California鈥檚 nursing shortage is projected to worsen, and hospitals say funding cuts will only add strain. But front-line nurses blame heavy workloads, not a shortage, for driving workers away.
Trump Administration Investigates Medicaid Spending on Immigrants in Blue States
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is hunting for Medicaid waste, fraud, and abuse in at least six Democratic-led states that expanded coverage to low-income and disabled immigrants without legal status, according to records obtained by 麻豆女优 Health News and The Associated Press.
La administraci贸n Trump investiga el gasto de estados dem贸cratas en Medicaid para inmigrantes
Estos estados brindan cobertura m茅dica integral a inmigrantes pobres y con discapacidades que viven en el pa铆s sin estatus migratorio permanente.
In a Nation Growing Hostile Toward Drugs and Homelessness, Los Angeles Tries Leniency
A new care center for homeless people on Los Angeles鈥 infamous Skid Row embraces the principle of harm reduction, a more lenient approach to drug use and addiction. County officials say criminalization only worsens homelessness.
Housing, Nutrition in Peril as Trump Pulls Back Medicaid Social Services
About half of states have broadened Medicaid, the state-federal low-income health care program, to pay for social services such as housing and nutritional support. The Trump administration, however, views these experiments as distractions from the core mission to provide health care.
Trump retira servicios sociales de Medicaid, y pone en peligro la nutrici贸n y la vivienda
Sin hogar ni alimentos saludables, las personas corren el riesgo de enfermarse m谩s, quedarse sin hogar y experimentar a煤n m谩s dificultades para controlar afecciones cr贸nicas como la diabetes y las enfermedades card铆acas.
Gavin Newsom enfrenta otra crisis sanitaria en el estado, que pone en riesgo la cobertura de salud para las personas sin papeles. Expertos opinan sobre las potenciales reducciones.
After Promising Universal Health Care, California Governor Must Reconsider Immigrant Coverage
Gov. Gavin Newsom was elected to office in 2019 on a promise of universal health care. He dramatically expanded coverage, but after six years, the Democrat is forced to contemplate deep cuts 鈥 including to the nation鈥檚 largest health care expansion to immigrants living in the U.S. without legal permission.
Treatment Tops Housing in Trump Homeless Policy
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Trump Turns Homelessness Response Away From Housing, Toward Forced Treatment
The Trump administration is moving to end the 鈥淗ousing First鈥 approach despite warnings from providers and homelessness experts that the shift won鈥檛 work. But with homelessness rising, President Donald Trump could find allies in blue cities and states as the public clamors for streets to be cleaned up.
Plan de Trump para las personas sin hogar: internar a la fuerza y menos fondos para viviendas
Es un cambio agresivo en la principal pol铆tica nacional contra el desamparo, que durante d茅cadas ha dado prioridad al acceso a una vivienda como la forma m谩s eficaz de combatir esta crisis.
Fires Undercut L.A.鈥檚 Headway on Homelessness
As Los Angeles recovers from historic wildfires, both previously unsheltered and chronically homeless people are facing even greater instability. Some lawmakers and providers argue now is the time to put in even more resources to maintain the progress the county and state have made in fighting the crisis.
Los Angeles County Has Cut Homelessness, but Wildfires Threaten To Erase That Gain
As Los Angeles recovers from historic wildfires, both previously unsheltered and chronically homeless people are facing even greater instability. Some lawmakers and providers argue now is the time to put in even more resources to maintain the progress the county and state have made in fighting the crisis.
Health Care Is Newsom鈥檚 Biggest Unfinished Project. Trump Complicates That Task.
As Gov. Gavin Newsom enters the second half of his final term, health care stands out as his most ambitious but glaringly incomplete initiative for California residents. The issue will likely shape his national profile for better or worse. And now, Donald Trump brings a new wrinkle.
La salud, un proyecto inconcluso del gobernador de California
Algunas de las iniciativas emblem谩ticas de Newsom en materia de salud, que podr铆an definir su perfil en el escenario nacional, est谩n en peligro con el regreso de Donald Trump a la Casa Blanca.
Caseworkers Coax Homeless People out of Las Vegas鈥 Tunnels for Treatment
Street medicine providers and homeless outreach workers who travel into Las Vegas鈥 drainage tunnels have noticed an uptick in the number of people living underground, and it can be difficult to persuade them to come aboveground for medicine and treatment.
