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The use of ketamine has boomed acrdoss the country, something medical experts have said is being driven by clinics and online services offering intravenous treatments and prescriptions for in-home use — such as lozenges and nasal sprays — for ailments including depression, post-traumatic stress and substance use disorder.

Millions of Californians who rely on Medi-Cal and In-Home Supportive Services could lose eligibility under a proposal requiring recipients to prove their assets total less than $2,000.

In-Home Supportive Services provides in-home assistance to eligible aged, blind and disabled people as an alternative to out-of-home care.

Newsom has proposed tackling the rising costs of the programs by reintroducing what is called the “asset test” to limit eligibility for the Medi-Cal and In-Home Supportive Services programs.

For decades, low-income seniors and those with disabilities had to pass the “asset test” to be eligible for Medi-Cal and In-Home Supportive Services programs.