Use of and Outcomes in Veterans Affairs and Other Hospitals Among Veterans Experiencing Homelessness After Expanded Access
Policies expanding veterans' access to non-VA providers had greater impacts on veterans experiencing homelessness than on other veterans. Worse outcomes among homeless veterans with non-VA hospitalizations suggest that policies to increase access for the most at-risk veterans should balance access with quality of care.
Authors
- Daniel M. Blonigen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3420-6704)
- Jean Yoon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8565-2881)
- Jack Tsai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0329-648X)
Institutions
- San Francisco General Hospital (US)
- United States Department of Veterans Affairs (US)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- VA Palo Alto Health Care System (US)
- Center for Innovation (US)
- University of San Francisco (US)
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (US)
- Stanford University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Psychiatric Services
- Published
- 2025-10-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20250122
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.82