Older Adults Have Lower Medicare Utilization When Health Care Provider Organizations Partner With Affordable Housing Sites

Massachusetts Medicare beneficiaries living in affordable housing units in a building that partnered with supportive services provider organizations (intervention buildings) had lower Medicare utilization levels than beneficiaries living in buildings without the services (control buildings). For residents of the intervention buildings, the supportive services intervention focused on wellness.
The researchers used a quasi-experimental design and assessed changes during two phases. Phase 1 encompassed the initial implementation period. Phase 2 introduced a strategy to target residents at high risk of poor health outcomes. Outcomes for residents of the selected intervention buildings were compared to residents living in buildings used as . . .