Greater LA

OC Line: What's behind the different homeless counts in OC?

In January, Orange County reported nearly 7,000 people living in shelters or on the street. But now CalOptima, the agency that handles the OC’s Medi-Cal program, has found that as many as 10,000 of its members could be homeless.

By Steve Chiotakis • Jun 10, 2019 • 1 min read

In January, Orange County reported nearly 7,000 people living in shelters or on the street. But now CalOptima, the agency that handles the OC’s Medi-Cal program, has found that as many as 10,000 of its members could be homeless.

Steve Chiotakis
Afternoon News Anchor
Christian Bordal
Managing Producer, Greater LA
Kathryn Barnes
Producer, Reporter
Gustavo Arellano
columnist, LA Times

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Greater LA

OC Line: What's behind the different homeless counts in OC?

In January, Orange County reported nearly 7,000 people living in shelters or on the street. But now CalOptima, the agency that handles the OC’s Medi-Cal program, has found that as many as 10,000 of its members could be homeless.

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Greater LA

OC Line: What's behind the different homeless counts in OC?

In January, Orange County reported nearly 7,000 people living in shelters or on the street. But now CalOptima, the agency that handles the OC’s Medi-Cal program, has found that as many as 10,000 of its members could be homeless.

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