2024
Cost-Effectiveness of Temporary Financial Assistance for Veterans Experiencing Housing Instability
Nelson R, Chapman A, Byrne T, Chaiyakunapruk N, Suo Y, Effiong A, Pettey W, Gelberg L, Kertesz S, Tsai J, Montgomery A. Cost-Effectiveness of Temporary Financial Assistance for Veterans Experiencing Housing Instability. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2443396. PMID: 39499512, PMCID: PMC11539017, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.43396.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSupportive Services for Veteran FamiliesTemporary financial assistanceHousing insecurityHousing-related expensesIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioQuality-adjusted life yearsMonte Carlo simulationsProbabilistic sensitivity analysesFinancial assistanceHomelessness prevention servicesHousing outcomesHomelessness preventionLoss of housingCarlo simulationsPrevent homelessnessTime horizonCombination of inputsHousing instabilityHousing interventionsEconomic evaluationVulnerable VeteransHousingHomelessnessVeteran familiesVeterans AffairsTemporary Financial Assistance Reduced The Probability Of Unstable Housing Among Veterans For More Than 1 Year
Chapman A, Scharfstein D, Byrne T, Montgomery A, Suo Y, Effiong A, Velasquez T, Pettey W, Dalrymple R, Tsai J, Nelson R. Temporary Financial Assistance Reduced The Probability Of Unstable Housing Among Veterans For More Than 1 Year. Health Affairs 2024, 43: 250-259. PMID: 38315929, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2023.00730.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSupportive Services for Veteran FamiliesTemporary financial assistanceFinancial assistanceUnstable housingHousing outcomesHousing instabilityReduce homelessnessHousing stabilityVeterans AffairsVeteran familiesElectronic health record systemsDepartment of Veterans AffairsHealth record systemsHousingTemporaryAssistanceVeteransLanguage processingClinical notesHomelessnessLong-term effectsRecording systemAffairsProbabilityOutcomes
2023
The use of hotels/motels to address homelessness among veterans during the COVID-19 pandemic: lessons from the supportive services for veteran families program
Montgomery A, Zickmund S, Byrne T, Galyean P, Suo Y, Pettey W, Velasquez T, Gelberg L, Kertesz S, Tsai J, Nelson R. The use of hotels/motels to address homelessness among veterans during the COVID-19 pandemic: lessons from the supportive services for veteran families program. Journal Of Social Distress And The Homeless 2023, 33: 305-315. DOI: 10.1080/10530789.2023.2187522.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHotels/motelsQualitative interviewsCOVID-19 pandemicSupportive servicesHousing instabilityProgrammatic responsesVeteran householdsFinancial assistanceHomelessnessFamilies ProgramService leadershipVulnerable groupsOngoing public health concernProgram providersPoor health outcomesMethods studyVulnerable populationsCOVID-19InterviewsMotelsQuantitative dataAssistanceServicesPandemicPolicy
2021
Temporary Financial Assistance Decreased Health Care Costs For Veterans Experiencing Housing Instability
Nelson RE, Montgomery AE, Suo Y, Cook J, Pettey W, Gundlapalli A, Greene T, Evans W, Gelberg L, Kertesz SG, Tsai J, Byrne TH. Temporary Financial Assistance Decreased Health Care Costs For Veterans Experiencing Housing Instability. Health Affairs 2021, 40: 820-828. PMID: 33939508, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2020.01796.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTemporary financial assistanceFinancial assistanceHousing instabilityFamilies ProgramNational policy debatesSupportive servicesStable housing situationsAffair partnersPolicy debatesHousing situationCommunity organizationsExpensive inpatientHomelessnessAssistancePeopleServicesDebateOrganizationProgramPartnersImminent riskAssociation of Temporary Financial Assistance With Housing Stability Among US Veterans in the Supportive Services for Veteran Families Program
Nelson RE, Byrne TH, Suo Y, Cook J, Pettey W, Gundlapalli AV, Greene T, Gelberg L, Kertesz SG, Tsai J, Montgomery AE. Association of Temporary Financial Assistance With Housing Stability Among US Veterans in the Supportive Services for Veteran Families Program. JAMA Network Open 2021, 4: e2037047. PMID: 33566108, PMCID: PMC8015862, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.37047.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTemporary financial assistanceFinancial assistanceInstrumental variable approachNational policy debatesHousing subsidiesPolicy debatesHealth insuranceVariable approachPublic benefitsHousing assistanceUS statesHousing outcomesMonthly incomeHousingFamilies ProgramReceiptHousing stabilityIndependent residenceSubsidiesIncomePaymentsExitInsuranceProgram clientsMultivariable mixed-effects logistic regression