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The Latest Research, Commentary, And News From Health Affairs

Thursday, May 20, 2021

Dear John,

A May paper finds that a Veterans Affairs program providing financial
assistance for housing led to declines in health care costs.

Housing Assistance Decreased Health Care Costs

In October 2011 the Department of Veterans Affairs launched the
Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) program to provide
housing support to veterans who are homeless or at risk of becoming
homeless. One of the services provided through this program is temporary
financial assistance for housing-related expenses such as rent, utility
payments, and security deposits.

To explore the connection between housing and health, Richard Nelson and
coauthors assessed health care costs before and after people enrolled in
SSVF
.

After enrollment, people receiving the assistance incurred $352 lower
health care costs per quarter than those who did not receive the
assistance.

Health Affairs has published several policy briefs about housing and
health. In April 2021 Gracie Himmelstein and Matthew Desmond reported on
how eviction impacts health
.

Today on Health Affairs Blog, Amy Killelea and Tim Horn write about
generic HIV prevention drugs
,
while J. Nwando Olayiwola shares five keys to realizing health equity in
US health plans
.

Also, Katie Keith discusses the Affordable Care Act's "family glitch"

and what it may take to fix it.

Elevating Voices: Asian American and Pacific Islander American Heritage
Month: Sungchul Park and colleagues published a research paper this
March about rural enrollees in Medicare Advantage churning into
traditional Medicare
.

Your Daily Digest

Temporary Financial Assistance Decreased Health Care Costs For Veterans
Experiencing Housing Instability

Richard E. Nelson et al.

Eviction And Health: A Vicious Cycle Exacerbated By A Pandemic

Gracie Himmelstein and Matthew Desmond

At Last, Generic HIV Prevention Drugs Promise Savings And Access-But
Also Reveal Precarious Financing

Amy Killelea and Tim Horn

Five Keys To Realizing Health Equity In US Health Plans

J. Nwando Olayiwola

Fixing The ACA's Family Glitch

Katie Keith

Rural Enrollees In Medicare Advantage Have Substantial Rates Of
Switching To Traditional Medicare

Sungchul Park et al.

HEALTH AFFAIRS BRANDED POST:
Delivering Program Benefits To Those Without Traditional Bank Accounts

John Sweeney
Sponsored by WEX

 

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