Health Care Access and Use Among Adults Experiencing Homelessness
This cross-sectional study found that adults experiencing homelessness reported poor access to ambulatory care and a high prevalence of short-term care use, despite high rates of insurance. Changes in homelessness during the past 30 years were associated with worsened health care access and use.
Authors
- Margot Kushel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1361-6889)
- Ryan D. Assaf (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6651-1765)
- Jessica Fields (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1131-6329)
- Kim Nguyen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9112-0221)
- Corbin C. Platamone
- J. Margo Pottebaum
- Jesica Giannola
Institutions
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- Advisory Board Company (United States) (US)
- Center for Health and Gender Equity (US)
- University of California, Berkeley (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Health Forum
- Published
- 2025-05-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamahealthforum.2025.0820
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 14.08
Funders
- Blue Shield of California Foundation
- University of California, San Francisco
- School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco