As GOP Cries 'Fraud,' Newsom Backs Medicaid Spending on Housing and Food

As GOP cries 'fraud,' Newsom backs Medicaid spending on housing and food

It’s a multibillion-dollar experiment to help medically frail patients meet their housing, food, and other social needs.

As GOP Cries Fraud, Newsom Backs Medicaid Spending on Housing and Food

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Sen. John Kennedy of Louisiana is taking aim at California’s Medicaid program for providing housing assistance, food, and other social services to high-need, low-income patients who tend to rack up big healthcare costs and, he argued, strain taxpayer funds. The Republican blasted California during back-to-back political attacks in May, saying the heavily Democratic state is committing “outrageous fraud” and “stealing” by spe…

As GOP Cries Fraud, Newsom Backs Medicaid Spending on Housing and Food - Health Care Today

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Sen. John Kennedy of Louisiana is taking aim at California’s Medicaid program for providing housing assistance, food, and other social services to high-need, low-income patients who tend to rack up big healthcare costs and, he argued, strain taxpayer funds. The Republican blasted California during back-to-back political attacks in May, saying the heavily Democratic state is committing “outrageous fraud” and “stealing” by spe…