根深蒂固的机会:医疗补助,卫生系统和解决无家可归问题的解决方案
Charley E Willison1, Naquia A Unwala1, Katarzyna Klasa2
1Cornell University.
Journal of health politics, policy and law
|September 27, 2024
概括
医疗补助和卫生系统越来越多地解决无家可归问题. 虽然这可以改善政策,但依靠这些机构可能会改变治理,削弱现有的无家可归解决方案.
科学领域:
- 医疗保健服务研究 医疗服务研究
- 公共政策 公共政策
- 健康的社会决定因素
背景情况:
- 越来越多的不平等导致医疗保健机构如医疗补助和医疗保健系统承担社会政策角色,特别是无家可归者.
- 这些机构经常遇到无家可归的人,他们经常使用紧急服务,并面临获得护理的障碍.
- 这项研究调查了医疗补助和卫生系统如何应对无家可归和相关机制.
研究的目的:
- 检查医疗补助和卫生系统对无家可归者的反应.
- 了解这些响应在解决无家可归问题的潜在有效性.
- 确定这些医疗机构影响无家可归政策的机制.
主要方法:
- 来自医疗补助政策和美国100个最大的医疗系统的初级数据的分析.
- 包括来自当地无家可归政策系统的国家调查数据.
- 评估无家可归问题决策的范围,机制和影响因素.
主要成果:
- 大约三分之一的州有专门针对无家可归者的医疗补助豁免.
- 在100个最大的医疗系统中,超过50%的医疗系统已经实施了减轻无家可归问题的计划.
- 医疗补助豁免经常利用当地无家可归政策结构进行实施,卫生系统经常将现有结构的失败作为其计划的原因.
结论:
- 已建立的医疗保健机构可能会加强当地无家可归政策的治理和有效性.
- 然而,依靠卫生系统作为替代结构或实施Medicaid豁免的实体可能会改变无家可归政策治理的风险.
- 由于这种转变,存在现有的无家可归者支持系统被削减的潜在风险.
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