Medical Savings From Homeless Housing Program More Than Offset Cost Of Initiative
For every $1 invested in the program that provided housing for sick homeless people, LA's county government was spared $1.20 in healthcare and social service costs.
Los Angeles Times:
Study Finds L.A. County Saves Money By Housing Sick Homeless People
Los Angeles County’s marquee program to provide housing for very sick homeless people saved taxpayers thousands of dollars by reducing hospitalizations and emergency room visits, a three-year Rand Corp. study released Monday found. Considered a national model, Housing for Health uses county and federal money to subsidize rents and intensive case management for acutely ill homeless people. (Holland, 12/4)
In other news from across the state —
San Diego Union-Times:
Computer Analysis To Replace Metal Heart Wires At Scripps La Jolla
Computer calculations are set to replace a common in-the-flesh heart test at Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla. The facility on Genesee Avenue is the first in the region, and among about 100 medical centers worldwide, to adopt the new approach to determining whether or not coronary artery blockages are severe enough to require stenting, a process that uses a tiny expandable metal scaffolding to push fatty deposits called plaques out of the way, improving blood flow to the heart muscle. (Sisson, 12/3)