News Report | May 12, 2022
SCAN Group Launches ‘Healthcare In Action’ Medical Group For Homeless Seniors
SCAN Group launched a new medical group for unhoused seniors—Healthcare in Action (HIA) on January 1, 2022. The medical group, based in Los Angeles, provides health care and other wrap-around services to unhoused individuals over the age of 55.
The HIA program is a “street medicine” model—offering services in the streets or encampments. The program offers a comprehensive range of medical, psychiatric, substance use care, and case management wherever an individual is located. A typical HIA care team consists of a physician, social worker, nurse practitioner, and peer navigator. As part of the program, HIA provides prepaid . . .