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Hospitals could help to house and assist the homeless

By Hicbd
Tue Apr 10 2018 11:32 pm

"In the current program, the U.S. Department of Housing and Human Development pays for part of the cost of housing, and the hospital pays $1,000 per month per person to cover the supportive services that go along with the apartment. In comparison, a single day in the ER can cost $3,000."

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https://www.fastcompany.com/40516121/why-hospitals-are-subsidizing-apartments-for-the-homeless
https://www.npr.org/2018/01/30/581778796/er-use-goes-down-as-hospital-program-pays-homeless-peoples-rent

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Hospitals Homelessness

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