NIH R01 · 2024
The Role of Homelessness and Supportive Housing in Healthcare Disparities among Adults in Medicaid
Abstract There is ample evidence that homelessness is associated with inadequate access to essential health services and that African American, Hispanic/Latinx and rural populations are at high risk for homelessness and/or its consequences. However, there is insufficient knowledge about gaps in use of specific types of healthcare among homeless adults, whether such gaps are greater among minority and rural populations, and the potential of permanent supportive housing (PSH) programs to mitigate the gaps. This study aims to: 1) quantify the contribution of homelessness to gaps in essential health services use among Medicaid beneficiaries by race/ethnicity and rural residential status; 2)…
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