Utilization and Costs of Mobile Medical Units for Veterans Experiencing Homelessness
In this cohort study of veterans experiencing homelessness, patients receiving MMU care had small increases in primary care, mental health intensive case management, emergency department, and housing and other homeless services and few decreases in inpatient care at higher health care costs. MMUs may not reduce all types of acute care, but they may be an effective modality to reach veterans experiencing homelessness with access barriers and greater complexity and needs for care.
Authors
- Jean Yoon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8565-2881)
- Jillian Weber (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3206-6605)
- Emily P. Wong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-7149-7244)
- Adam Chow
- Jack Tsai
- Daniel M. Blonigen
Institutions
- United States Department of Veterans Affairs (US)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- VA Palo Alto Health Care System (US)
- Center for Innovation (US)
- Department of Veterans Affairs (AU)
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (US)
- Stanford University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2026-01-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.55068
- Primary Topic
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Office of Research and Development