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Top Story How Providers Across the US Are Caring For the Country's 580,000+ Homeless People More than 580,000 individuals are experiencing homelessness in the U.S., and hospitals across the country have dedicated programs to caring for this incredibly at-risk population. The indicatives at UCLA Health, Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program and University of Illinois Health focus on street medicine, connecting patients to housing and integrating behavioral and preventive care into primary care. Sponsored Content Interoperability and Price Transparency in the 21st Century Cures Act: A Payer's Perspective Presented by IMO Health and MedCity News This webinar sponsored by Intelligent Medical Objects will explore how payers are meeting the needs of the 2016 21st Century Cures Act when it comes to providing unfettered access to structured medical data for members.  Join us this Thursday at 2pm ET/11am PT. Register Today!

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