The Housing-Health Gap

Some statistics that surprise me.;What percentage of homeless consumers have health insurance?;83%.;What percentage of homeless consumers report using the emergency room for their “regular place for care”? 48%.

These were some of the market data in a new study,;Toward Thriving, Understanding Health And Homelessness: California Statewide Study of People Experiencing Homelessness. The data paints a picture of significant needs and delivery system gaps in services for housing insecure consumers.;This includes the fact that nearly;half (48%) of homeless adults are heavy users of alcohol, regular users of illicit drugs . . .