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No surprise here: study shows cost savings of the housing first approach

March 30, 2009

New analysis of Medicaid claims data for participants in a Massachusetts-funded housing first program have found tremendous cost savings.  The data shows that annual Medicaid costs per person plummeted from an average of $26,124 before housing to $8,500 after housing.  View the report.

Sunday’s Globe praised the housing first pilot.

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