Thompson FJ, Farnham J, Tiderington E, Gusmano MK, Cantor JC. Medicaid Waivers and Tenancy Supports for Individuals Experiencing Homelessness: Implementation Challenges in Four States.
Milbank Q 2021;
99:648-692. [PMID:
33904611 PMCID:
PMC8452367 DOI:
10.1111/1468-0009.12514]
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Abstract
Policy Points
Medicaid policymakers have a growing interest in addressing homelessness as a social determinant of health and driver of the potentially avoidable use of expensive medical services.
Drawing on extensive document reviews and in‐depth interviews in four early‐adopter states, we examined the implementation of Medicaid's Section 1115 demonstration waivers to test strategies to finance tenancy support services for persons experiencing or at risk of homelessness.
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