Hospitalization Costs Associated with Homelessness in New York City

Since the early 1980s, homelessness has been an intractable problem in the nation's largest cities. Some observers trace the growth of homelessness largely to the social policies of the 1970s, including the deinstitutionalization of the mentally ill and the dismantling of government-sponsored h...

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Published inThe New England journal of medicine Vol. 338; no. 24; pp. 1734 - 1740
Main Authors Salit, Sharon A, Kuhn, Evelyn M, Hartz, Arthur J, Vu, Jade M, Mosso, Andrew L
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Boston, MA Massachusetts Medical Society 11.06.1998
Subjects
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - epidemiology
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Biological and medical sciences
Comorbidity
Female
Homeless people
Homeless Persons - statistics & numerical data
Hospital Costs - statistics & numerical data
Hospitalization
Hospitalization - economics
Hospitals
Hospitals, Public - economics
Humans
Length of Stay - economics
Length of Stay - statistics & numerical data
Low income groups
Male
Medicaid
Medical sciences
Mental Disorders - epidemiology
Middle Aged
Mortality
New York City
Patient Discharge
Poverty
Prevention and actions
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Specific populations (family, woman, child, elderly...)
Substance-Related Disorders - epidemiology
New York
United States
North America
America
New York City
United States > US
Human
Etiopathogenesis
Hospitalization
Urban area
Epidemiology
Prevention
Homeless
Health economy
Public health organization
Diagnosis
Cost analysis
Public health
Social aspect
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Summary:Since the early 1980s, homelessness has been an intractable problem in the nation's largest cities. Some observers trace the growth of homelessness largely to the social policies of the 1970s, including the deinstitutionalization of the mentally ill and the dismantling of government-sponsored housing and social-services programs for the poor. 1 – 3 In more recent years, questions have been raised about whether the many public resources used by homeless persons are ultimately more costly than housing and other services that could prevent homelessness. Because data on the social costs associated with homelessness have been difficult to obtain, however, policy makers have not . . .
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ISSN:0028-4793
1533-4406
DOI:10.1056/NEJM199806113382406