Add like
Add dislike
Add to saved papers

Medical Respite for People Experiencing Homelessness: Financial Impacts with Alternative Levels of Medicaid Coverage.

Medical respite (MR) programs provide medical care, social services, and a safe place to recuperate for people experiencing homelessness after hospital discharge. We examined the financial impact of MR on hospitals and insurers in states with varying Medicaid coverage. Urban case-study hospitals were selected from a state with Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act (Connecticut) and without expansion (Florida). We calculated costs and savings from MR to hospitals and payers from the hospitals' financial data. These hospitals currently incur losses of 26% (Conn.) to 48% (Fla.) on inpatient care costs of patients experiencing homelessness. Medical respite would reduce these losses by reducing the index length of stay by two days, subsequent emergency department visits by 45%, and subsequent inpatient admissions by 35%, offsetting $1.81 in hospital costs for each dollar invested in MR. With appropriate sharing of costs between hospitals and payers, both would save money from MR.

Full text links

We have located links that may give you full text access.
Can't access the paper?
Try logging in through your university/institutional subscription. For a smoother one-click institutional access experience, please use our mobile app.

For the best experience, use the Read mobile app

Mobile app image

Get seemless 1-tap access through your institution/university

For the best experience, use the Read mobile app

All material on this website is protected by copyright, Copyright © 1994-2024 by WebMD LLC.
This website also contains material copyrighted by 3rd parties.

By using this service, you agree to our terms of use and privacy policy.

Your Privacy Choices Toggle icon

You can now claim free CME credits for this literature searchClaim now

Get seemless 1-tap access through your institution/university

For the best experience, use the Read mobile app