Open AccessTrends in Homeless Children and Young Adults Seeking Shelter in a Boston Pediatric Emergency Department Following State Housing Policy Changes, 2011–2016
Author(s) -
Mia Kanak,
Amanda M. Stewart,
Robert J. Vinci,
Shanshan Liu,
Megan Sandel
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2018.304493
Subject(s) - medicaid , emergency department , medicine , public health , young adult , gerontology , payment , supportive housing , medical record , health care , environmental health , demography , family medicine , psychiatry , business , nursing , political science , finance , sociology , law , radiology
To describe a trend in emergency department (ED) use by homeless children and young adults before and after a state housing policy change in 2012 and to quantify financial and time costs to the health care system.