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Health care for the Homeless by Jennifer Jaff Patient Expert

Posted Fri 20 Aug 2010 2:14am In 2014, Medicaid will be expanded to include all adults under 133% of the federal poverty level. At that time, homeless adults will be eligible for health care. According to this article , the change can't come fast enough. Jennifer Read on »

Homeless, homeless, where can i ... by david hamilton Patient Expert

Posted Thu 28 May 2009 12:20am Homeless, homeless, where can i put my sunflowers?Red pots, black ones are mystery weed/wildflowers?, square tin pot has an apple seedling?dropped by birds into my lap.Last year they gave me a wild petunia with vanilla smelling purple flower head.It was great at night.... Read on »

Community Outreach Program Helps the Homeless by Dr. Romeo V. Doctor of Philosophy

Posted Tue 10 Feb 2009 11:01am of reduced homelessness on police and health-care costs has shown a clear benefit. After 44 out of 55 "hardest to house" individuals were successfully moved into housing, police calls... Despite the estimated 100 million homeless people worldwide and the prevalence of homelessness in virtually every region of the industrialized world, practical strategies Read on »

Dealing with the homeless. by Mike P. Patient Expert

Posted Tue 23 Dec 2008 9:14pm . With respect to health care, this is the time of year when we see more of our homeless and under privileged souls that usually wonder the streets while most of us sleep showing up... the temperature really starts to drop the ED waiting room seems to fill up. Clearly acute care health organizations are not the answer to the homeless problem the country has. What ever Read on »

HOMELESS IN POLAND DIE AFTER BIRD FLU VACCINE by Marjorie Tietjen Posted Mon 29 Jun 2009 6:17pm as if Poland's NATIONAL Health Care System is doing very well. We need to do our own research concerning national Healthcare programs in other countries and not just take Michael Moore's word for it. We have basically been given two options...the system we have now..or nationalized healthcare. There are never only two answers to a problem but yet that appears Read on »

When Veterans are Homeless by Dr. Romeo V. Doctor of Philosophy

Posted Sun 30 May 2010 7:55pm A study published in Psychological Services assessed differences in personal, medical, and health care use characteristics of homeless veterans living in metropolitan..., and health care use characteristics of homeless veterans in metropolitan versus nonmetropolitan areas. For more informatio . Read on »

Stories of Inspiration: Healing and Hope for Boston's Homeless by The Kenneth B. Schwartz Center Posted Fri 12 Nov 2010 5:13am Our final story of inspiration is about nurse Geraldine Mullin from Boston Health Care for the Homeless.The patients of Geraldine Mullin, RN call her an angel. And in a way, they are not so far off. In an earlier life "Gerry," was a Franciscan nun. She worked in the emergency room of an inner city hospital - an angel in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood Read on »

MinuteClinic's Sussman: Despite medical home efforts, a lot of 'medical homelessness' by Tony - Hospital Impact Healthy Living Professional

Posted Wed 09 Feb 2011 9:08pm MinuteClinic has been growing rapidly, with 49 percent growth in 2009 and 22 percent growth in last year alone. FierceHealthcare recently checked in with Dr. Andrew... growth and where it's headed as the national debate about healthcare reform heats up again. --Read the full Q&A at FierceHealthcare Read on »

Bipolar and Homeless by Butterfly Patient Expert

Posted Mon 25 Aug 2008 7:01pm some money and time to So Others Might Eat (SOME) . SOME helps the poor and homeless of DC. They provide food, clothing, and health care, and offer affordable housing, job... I was driving 3 weeks ago and saw a man with a sign that read: "VIETNAM VET, BIPOLAR AND HOMELESS. PLEASE HELP." It broke my heart. What kind of world so we Read on »

Medicaid Fraud and the Homeless by Taxingwoman Patient Expert

Posted Tue 27 Jan 2009 6:21pm the system. Still want two tier health care in Canada? At least St Mike's hospital in Toronto has an actual out patient clinic for the homeless. You can get treatment... Read about it here. For profit hospitals in The U.S. , sending recruiters out to bring homeless people to the hospital for bogus or minor treatment . Some Read on »