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Housing and Health

Curates recent evidence behind housing programs and interventions, and explores practical tools and case studies on effective strategies for improving the health of people experiencing homelessness or unstable housing.

Collection

April 2022

Gap in Willingness and Access to Video Visit Use Among Older High-Risk Veterans: Cross-Sectional Study

With the steep increase in use of telehealth and video visits in the last few years, the reliance on technology-enabled medicine may heighten disparities in health care access.

Peer-Reviewed Article

April 2022

Medical Respite Care Tool Kit

Resources to help organizations plan and implement medical respite care programs, including program development guides, case examples, and implementation tools.

Website/Resource Center

April 2022

Mechanisms for Community Health Worker Action on Patient-, Institution-, and Community-Level Barriers to Primary Care in a Safety-Net Setting

Patients and community health workers (CHWs) share perspectives on the impact of CHW services provided within a primary care setting to address barriers to equitable care.

Peer-Reviewed Article

January 2022

Aligning Health Care and Social Services for Patients with Complex Needs

Varying structures of cross-sector partnerships between health care organizations, social service agencies, and local government bodies have distinct strengths and serve different functions.

Brief/Report

December 2021

Implementation and 12-Month Health Service Utilization and Cost Outcomes from a Managed Care Health Plan's Permanent Supportive Housing Program

Study details permanent supportive housing program implementation and how this impacts outcomes and costs.

Brief/Report

December 2021

Using Patient Segmentation and Data on Health-Related Social Needs to Identify People with Complex Needs

Explored how health care organizations can incorporate a segmentation framework into population health management using simple algorithms.

Webinar

October 2021

From the Hospital to the Streets: Bringing Care to the Unsheltered Homeless in Los Angeles

A street medicine program increased post-hospitalization follow-up care for unsheltered individuals experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles.

Case Example

September 2021

How a Medical Respite Care Program Offers a Pathway to Health and Housing for People Experiencing Homelessness

A medical respite program for people experiencing homelessness shows evidence of reduced hospital readmissions and emergency department revisits.

Case Example

August 2021

A Community Partnership to House and Care for Complex Patients

A cross-sector partnership to enroll older adults experiencing homelessness in permanent supportive housing led to meaningful reductions in health care costs.

Peer-Reviewed Article

August 2021

Leveraging Medicaid Accountable Care Organizations to Address Health Equity: Examples from States

Tool shares strategies for states to use Medicaid accountable care organization agreements to promote health equity.

Implementation Tool

May 2021

Community Health Worker Sustainability: Funding, Payment, and Reimbursement Laws

A comprehensive review of state mechanisms to reimburse for community health worker services.

Peer-Reviewed Article

April 2021

Housing Boston’s Chronically Homeless Unsheltered Population: 14 Years Later

Over 14 years, individuals experiencing chronic homelessness enrolled in a permanent supportive housing program had low housing retention and high mortality.

Peer-Reviewed Article

April 2021

Effects of Permanent Supportive Housing on Health Care Utilization and Spending Among New Jersey Medicaid Enrollees Experiencing Homelessness

A permanent supportive housing program reduced emergency department visits within the first six months of placement but showed neutral effects on total cost of care and primary care utilization for Medicaid enrollees.

Peer-Reviewed Article

April 2021

A Social-Return-On-Investment Analysis Of Bon Secours Hospital’s ‘Housing For Health’ Affordable Housing Program

An affordable housing program in Baltimore generates between $1.30-$1.92 of “social return” in the community for every dollar invested annually.

Peer-Reviewed Article

March 2021

Medical Respite Literature Review: An Update on the Evidence for Medical Respite Care

A review of existing literature finds that medical respite care reduces hospital and emergency department visits, increased use of outpatient care, and leads to overall cost savings.

Brief/Report

March 2021

Tele-Social Care: Implications and Strategies

Discusses the benefits and challenges of tele-social care and offers practical tips for providers administering telehealth services for social care activities.

Implementation Tool

February 2021

Money Moves the Mare: The Response of Community‐Based Organizations to Health Care’s Embrace of Social Determinants

Suggests that community-based organizations are responding to Medicaid redesign efforts that prioritize social determinants of health by adopting practices similar to health care organizations.

Peer-Reviewed Article

January 2021

As It Grows, Medicare Advantage Is Enrolling More Low-Income and Medically Complex Beneficiaries

The proportion of low-income, frail, and medically complex individuals enrolled in Medicare Advantage is increasing.

Brief/Report

May 2020

Identifying Patients with Increased Risk of Severe Covid-19 Complications: Building an Actionable Rules-Based Model for Care Teams

Provider-based model identifies patients at highest risk for complications from COVID-19.

Peer-Reviewed Article

May 2020

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Housing and Health

Gap in Willingness and Access to Video Visit Use Among Older High-Risk Veterans: Cross-Sectional Study

Medical Respite Care Tool Kit

Mechanisms for Community Health Worker Action on Patient-, Institution-, and Community-Level Barriers to Primary Care in a Safety-Net Setting

Aligning Health Care and Social Services for Patients with Complex Needs

Implementation and 12-Month Health Service Utilization and Cost Outcomes from a Managed Care Health Plan's Permanent Supportive Housing Program

Using Patient Segmentation and Data on Health-Related Social Needs to Identify People with Complex Needs

From the Hospital to the Streets: Bringing Care to the Unsheltered Homeless in Los Angeles

How a Medical Respite Care Program Offers a Pathway to Health and Housing for People Experiencing Homelessness

A Community Partnership to House and Care for Complex Patients

Leveraging Medicaid Accountable Care Organizations to Address Health Equity: Examples from States

Community Health Worker Sustainability: Funding, Payment, and Reimbursement Laws

Housing Boston’s Chronically Homeless Unsheltered Population: 14 Years Later

Effects of Permanent Supportive Housing on Health Care Utilization and Spending Among New Jersey Medicaid Enrollees Experiencing Homelessness

A Social-Return-On-Investment Analysis Of Bon Secours Hospital’s ‘Housing For Health’ Affordable Housing Program

Medical Respite Literature Review: An Update on the Evidence for Medical Respite Care

Tele-Social Care: Implications and Strategies

Money Moves the Mare: The Response of Community‐Based Organizations to Health Care’s Embrace of Social Determinants

As It Grows, Medicare Advantage Is Enrolling More Low-Income and Medically Complex Beneficiaries

Identifying Patients with Increased Risk of Severe Covid-19 Complications: Building an Actionable Rules-Based Model for Care Teams