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
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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsHealth Care CostsHousingHumansIll-Housed PersonsPublic HousingUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsVeteransConceptsTemporary financial assistanceFinancial assistanceHousing instabilityFamilies ProgramNational policy debatesSupportive servicesStable housing situationsAffair partnersPolicy debatesHousing situationCommunity organizationsExpensive inpatientHomelessnessAssistancePeopleServicesDebateOrganizationProgramPartnersImminent risk
2020
Is the Housing First Model Effective? Different Evidence for Different Outcomes.
Tsai J. Is the Housing First Model Effective? Different Evidence for Different Outcomes. American Journal Of Public Health 2020, 110: 1376-1377. PMID: 32783738, PMCID: PMC7427255, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2020.305835.Peer-Reviewed Original Research