Disparities in healthcare costs of people experiencing homelessness in Toronto, Canada in the post COVID-19 pandemic era: a matched cohort study
Homelessness is associated with substantial excess healthcare costs. Programs to quickly resolve and prevent cases of homelessness are likely to better meet the health and healthcare needs of this population while being a more efficient use of public resources.
Authors
- Martin M. Brown (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3273-1356)
- Stephen W. Hwang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1276-1101)
- Lucie Richard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6577-5067)
- Suzanne Stewart (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2152-0091)
- Rosane Nisenbaum (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7124-0376)
- Mikaela Gabriel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9360-4430)
- Brooke Carter
Institutions
- Lawson Health Research Institute (CA)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- London Health Sciences Centre (CA)
- Health Solutions (Sweden) (SE)
- Public Health Ontario (CA)
- Unity Health Toronto
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Health Services Research
- Published
- 2024-09-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-024-11501-2
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.70
Funders
- Lawson Health Research Institute
- Academic Medical Organization of Southwestern Ontario
- Public Health Agency of Canada
- Public Health Agency
- Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research
- Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry