The Blending & Braiding Of Housing & Health Care Funding

The overlap between housing and health care continues to blur. The reason is clear—people with housing insecurity are likely to use more health care resources, particularly hospitalization. A recent report looking at hospitalizations among the homeless population in three states found hospitalizations increased by an average of 38.4% from 2007 to 2013. The increase over this period varied by state. In California, the increase was from 133 to 164 per 1,000 homeless people (23.3%); in Florida, the increase was from 161 to 240 per 1,000 homeless people (49.4%); and in Massachusetts, the increase was . . .