Medicaid will now reimburse Street Medicine efforts in Pa. bringing health care to unhoused people

The Confluence

On today’s episode of The Confluence: Many consider Pennsylvania’s probation system to be outdated, but the most recent push to fix it is opposed by some civil rights advocates who say this update could make the system worse; Medicaid will now reimburse Pennsylvania providers who practice street medicine, giving medical care to unhoused people in non-clinical settings; and a look at whether poor air quality alerts in the Mon Valley apply to those living further away from the Mon River.