2022
The Impact of Temporary Housing Assistance Expenditures on Subcategories of Health Care Cost for U.S. Veterans Facing Housing Instability.
Nelson R, Montgomery A, Suo Y, Cook J, Pettey W, Evans W, Greene T, Gelberg L, Kertesz S, Tsai J, Byrne T. The Impact of Temporary Housing Assistance Expenditures on Subcategories of Health Care Cost for U.S. Veterans Facing Housing Instability. Journal Of Health Care For The Poor And Underserved 2022, 33: 1821-1843. PMID: 36341665, DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2022.0140.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care costsCare costsOutpatient substance use disorder treatmentMental healthSubstance use disorder treatmentRetrospective cohort studyOutpatient mental healthDirect medical costsInpatient mental healthUse disorder treatmentHealth care encountersBehavioral health costsHealth care servicesCohort studyHousing instabilityMultivariable differenceCare encountersMedical costsCare servicesDisorder treatmentU.S. veteransVeterans AffairsVA systemHealth costsSupportive services
2012
Impact of health insurance status and a diagnosis of serious mental illness on whether chronically homeless individuals engage in primary care.
Chwastiak L, Tsai J, Rosenheck R. Impact of health insurance status and a diagnosis of serious mental illness on whether chronically homeless individuals engage in primary care. American Journal Of Public Health 2012, 102: e83-9. PMID: 23078477, PMCID: PMC3519338, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2012.301025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerious mental illnessPrimary care providersMental illnessCare providersChronic medical illnessHealth insuranceSource of careHealth insurance statusHealth care costsClinical characteristicsMedical illnessInsurance statusPrimary carePsychiatric symptomsMedicaid coverageCare costsHealth outcomesMedical careIllnessRegular sourceEnd Chronic HomelessnessVulnerable populationsHomeless adultsCareDiagnosis