Is San Francisco slashing healthcare costs by housing the homeless?
The city of San Francisco decided to house the homeless and healthcare costs spiked as people received the medical care they hadn't previously saught—but then overall expenditures dropped significantly, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.
The city spent $33.9 million for emergency care for 1,800 homeless individuals who received supportive housing between 2010 and 2012, a 199 percent increase during the first year of the experiment. Expenditures for behavioral health services also increased. But by the 2014-15 fiscal year, those costs plunged to $14 million.
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Cara joined TriMed Media in 2016 and is currently a Senior Writer for Clinical Innovation & Technology. Originating from Detroit, Michigan, she holds a Bachelors in Health Communications from Grand Valley State University.