A California medical group treats only homeless patients—and makes money doing it

They distribute GPS devices so they can track their homeless patients. They stock their street kits with glass pipes used to smoke meth, crack, or fentanyl. They keep company credit cards on hand in case a patient needs emergency food or water, or an Uber ride to the doctor. These doctors, nurses, and social workers are fanning out on the streets of Los Angeles to provide health care and social services to homeless people—foot soldiers of a new business model taking root in communities around California. Their strategy: Build trust with homeless people to deliver medicine wherever they are—and make Read More