The Center for Human Services Research (CHSR) has been awarded a new grant by the NYS Department of Health to conduct an evaluation to assess the implementation, impact, effectiveness and cost savings of a MRT (Medicaid Redesign Team) Supportive Housing Initiative.

Evaluation & Research

The New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) has launched a pilot program to identify best practices, procedures and methods for supportive housing providers to collaborate with health homes to identify and locate homeless or unstably housed Health Home members and to provide housing as a means to facilitate access to health services and improve the health status of Health Home members. NYSDOH has contracted with an evaluation team led by CHSR to evaluate and report on the impact, effectiveness, and cost savings of the MRT Supportive Housing initiatives. The evaluation team consists of CHSR, the Institute for Health Systems Evaluation (at the UAlbany School of Public Health), and CARES, Inc. The evaluation plan includes a process study, a cost study (led by the Institute for Health Systems Evaluation), and a study of quality-of-life outcomes for program participants.

For more information, contact Dr. Sandra McGinnis  

Reports

• MRT Supportive Housing Evaluation: Reductions in Medicaid Spending and Service Utilization After Enrollment in Supportive Housing (Research Brief, July 2020)
  
  
• MRT Supportive Housing Evaluation: Enrollment in Supportive Housing Reduces Medicaid Spending and Service Utilization Significantly More than for a Matched Comparison Group (Research Brief, July 2020)
  
  
• MRT Supportive Housing Evaluation: Enrollment in Supportive Housing Results in Significantly Greater Cross-Sector Cost Savings than “Treatment as Usual” (Research Brief, July 2020)
  
  
• MRT Supportive Housing Evaluation: Overall Summary Report (Report, June 2020)
  
  
• MRT Supportive Housing Evaluation: Outcomes Report 2, Volume 1: Pre-Post Analyses (Report, June 2020)
  
  
• MRT Supportive Housing Evaluation: Outcomes Report 2, Volume 2: Treatment versus Comparison Group, Pre-Post Analyses (Report, June 2020)
  
  
• MRT Supportive Housing Evaluation: Final Report on Targeting of MRT-SH Services (Report, June 2020)
  
  
• MRT Supportive Housing Evaluation: Cost Report 3: Treatment versus Comparison Group, Investments versus Savings Analyses (Report, May 2020)
  
  
• MRT Supportive Housing Evaluation: Cost Report 2, Volume 2: Treatment versus Comparison Group, Pre-Post Analyses (Report, April 2020)
  
  
• MRT Supportive Housing Evaluation: Implementation Report (Report, December 2019)
  
  
• MRT Supportive Housing Evaluation: Cost Report 2, Volume 1: Pre-Post Analyses (Report, November 2019)
  
  
• MRT Supportive Housing Evaluation: Effects of 6- and 12-Month Program Retention on Client Outcomes (Report, September 2019)
  
  
• MRT Supportive Housing Evaluation: Access Report (Report, June 2019)
  
  
• MRT Supportive Housing Evaluation: Targeting Report, Year 1 (Report, December 2017)
  
  
• MRT Supportive Housing Evaluation: Cost Report 1 (Report, May 2017)
  
  
• MRT Supportive Housing Evaluation: Utilization Report 1 (Report, May 2017)