Reply #17: The homeless point [View All]

[KT2000]

is currently being addressed by a pilot program that provides housing and a social worker contact. I think it was on 60 Minutes. Anyway, the man featured had an epilepsy problem that was costing huge money in ER visits. When he had housing and his life became stabilized, he kept up with his medications and had no more need for ER visits.
There were some failures but many had their health problems and related costs resolved when they had stable housing.

We also must consider employment based insurance. Currently there is a lovely Catch-22. When a person becomes too ill to continue working, as in Multiple Sclerosis etc., that person loses health insurance!!
Insurance companies love that.