More than a year later, Marshall has lost nearly 100 pounds. His wound has healed. His blood pressure has returned to normal levels. His foot, which had nerve damage, has improved to the point he goes on regular walks to the park.
Lots of factors are at play in Marshall’s dramatic turnaround, but the one he credits the most is finally having stable housing, after the nonprofit Sacramento Covered helped him get a one-bedroom, 500 square-foot apartment in a downtown high rise. He has hardwood floors, white pine cabinets and a glass jar on the counter filled with Bit-O-Honeys.“To me it’s the most important 500 square feet I’ve ever had,” he said. “Living here has just improved my well-being in every possible way.
Marshall’s story is part of a radical rethinking of the relationship between housing and health care in the U.S. For decades, Medicaid, the joint state and federal health insurance program for people with disabilities or low incomes, would only pay for medical expenses. But last year the Biden administration gave Arizona and Oregon permission to use Medicaid money for housing — a nod to reams of research showing people in stable housing are healthier.
Mammal to mammal: It’s that easy. Let’s find the best way to do it but first let’s do it.
Well that's one way to make sure the funds stick around for the health care of people.
Cannot end well.
The nanny state continues to grow. Look for more tax increases.
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adambeam No wonder these programs are broke and that some states (usually with balanced budgets) wouldn't sign up for expanded Medicare (via Obamacare) because after 10 years they had to pick up a significant portion of the costs. I don't think China can loan us that much money.
Sounds like more money to me.
gee i hope my rent doesnt go up......yikes.....doh
Remember the days when Americans took care of themselves and didn’t rely on the government for everything. Those were the days.
Socialism…which leads to disaster.
Housing is mental healthcare!
Spending it on mental health and recovery is the best approach to this
Someone just let California be a part of China. Disgrace to America.
Unlike the private sector, when a major program is rapidly going broke the government spends even more.
Housing is healthcare!
Leave it to California
That would cause strain on an already strained system…taxes is that you going up again?
Keeping a permanent political underclass that will never stop voting blue
Expansion of social programs, such as Medicaid, for something not initially intended, will guarantee funding problems with no concern for what’s to come
California f**ks up and makes the rest of the country pay
Why does this feel like a slippery slope?
And you wonder why it’s going broke.
Why should I even work if I can get everything for free?
Yeah, that won't affect the housing market at all. There's nothing to see here.
Medicaid was going bankrupt anyway why not accelerate it?
Corrupt. Abuse of power.
Can I use my health insurance to pay my mortgage?
Then when u die they can take it all back from whatever’s left. medicaidpayback
Awful abuse
Not what it's for
Good idea.
More free shit for the lazy and entitled. These liberal states are a blight
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