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June 11, 2026Medical Care

Where are They Now

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JTJack TsaiDSDorota Szymkowiak

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Retrospective study identifies mortality and program use in homeless veterans, highlighting ongoing challenges.

Key Points

  • This research aims to analyze long-term outcomes, including mortality rates and ongoing program usage, among homeless veterans.
  • Retrospective analysis of national VA administrative data from 2004 to 2024.
  • Followed two cohorts: 85,533 veterans from 2004 and 222,974 veterans from 2014.
  • Measured mortality rates and predictors of continued use of VA homeless programs.
  • 50% of the 2004 cohort died within 20 years (mean age 63.9 years).
  • About one-quarter of the 2014 cohort died within 10 years (mean age 65.3 years).
  • 25% of surviving veterans in both cohorts continued to use VA homeless programs.

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Tsai et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a2a526080c8f91e7f39e51fhttps://doi.org/10.1097/mlr.0000000000002350
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