MRT Supportive Housing Evaluation: Cost Report 3: Treatment versus Comparison Group, Investments versus Savings Analyses

Authors

Margaret Gullick, University at Albany, State University of New York
Mir Nahid Mahmud, University at Albany, State University of New York
Lauren Polvere, University at Albany, State University of New York
Sandra McGinnis, University at Albany, State University of New York
Chris E. Rees, University at Albany, State University of New York

Document Type

Report

Publication Date

5-2020

Abstract

This report details Medicaid spending changes associated with enrollment in programs sponsored by the New York State Medicaid Redesign Team’s Supportive Housing Initiative (MRT-SH), including a summary of these projects and the full cross-sector cost characteristics of the people enrolled versus a comparison group of people who were similar to MRT-SH clients but were not enrolled. For each included MRT-SH participant, cost data are presented from one year before participant enrollment (defined here as the pre-period) through the first year post-enrollment (the post-period); for each included Comparison participant, cost data are presented for a similar two-year timespan. Cost data include Medicaid claim spending, investments into MRT-SH supportive housing (both MRT and non-MRT development costs, and program service and operating costs), and other cross-sector spending (utilization of inpatient psychiatric centers, Office of Mental Health (OMH) residential settings, and homeless shelters). The goal of the analysis is to present a comparison between overall spending before and after MRT-SH program enrollment for enrolled clients versus similar but not enrolled Medicaid users. Additionally, pre-post analyses are presented for participants in Office of People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) Rental Assistance and Olmstead Housing Subsidy programs using an extended two-year post-period, where available.

Recommended Citation

Gullick, Margaret; Mahmud, Mir Nahid; Polvere, Lauren; McGinnis, Sandra; and Rees, Chris E., "MRT Supportive Housing Evaluation: Cost Report 3: Treatment versus Comparison Group, Investments versus Savings Analyses" (2020). Health and Healthcare Services Reports and Research Briefs. 10.
https://scholarsarchive.library.albany.edu/chsr-hhs-reports-and-briefs/10