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This study aims to assess how reported homelessness affects inpatient resource usage among Medicare beneficiaries.

June 14, 2026Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Association Between Reported Homelessness and Inpatient Resource Use for Medicare Beneficiaries

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RORebecca OnyangoAssociation of American Medical Colleges MBMatthew BakerAssociation of American Medical Colleges EHErin HahnCommonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

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Cross-sectional study evaluates the link between homelessness and hospital resource use among Medicare beneficiaries, indicating implications for care costs and length of stay.

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This study aims to assess how reported homelessness affects inpatient resource usage among Medicare beneficiaries.
Cross-sectional study of 6.3 million Medicare inpatient claims from 2022
Analysis of association between homelessness and three outcomes: cost, length of stay, and non-intensive care days
Robustness checks on five clinical subgroups reported.
0.63% of Medicare inpatient discharges reported homelessness
Homelessness is associated with $829 higher costs (p<.001) and 2.45 days longer length of stay (p<.001)
Variation in reported homelessness rates by hospital type with teaching hospitals showing higher rates (0.67%) than non-teaching hospitals (0.55%).

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Onyango et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a2e482cb1cc60ccdea8c818 https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2026.a992132

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Cross-sectional study evaluates the link between homelessness and hospital resource use among Medicare beneficiaries, indicating implications for care costs and length of stay.

Association Between Reported Homelessness and Inpatient Resource Use for Medicare Beneficiaries

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Association Between Reported Homelessness and Inpatient Resource Use for Medicare Beneficiaries

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