The Housing Question

There is significant body of research showing the impact of housing insecurity on health care costs—and the cost/benefit of providing housing-related services to high-needs populations. This research is summarized in publications like The Impacts Of Affordable Housing On Health: A Research Summary, The Health Cost Savings Of Quality Affordable Housing, and The Public Health Implications Of Housing Instability, Eviction, And Homelessness.

New research—Impact Of Housing Support Services For Medicaid Enrollees With Serious Mental Illness, Substance Use Disorder—takes another step in quantifying the costs of housing insecurity to the health care system. The analysis looked . . .