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Bonus - Tradeoffs Special Episode: Medical Respite—Too Healthy to be Hospitalized But Too Sick to be Unhoused

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Medical Respite Programs for the Homeless

More than 130 medical respite programs care for homeless people in 37 states. They offer homeless people a place where they can recover from surgery, learn to manage a chronic condition and get help finding a permanent place to live. These facilities are also unregulated, unlicensed, and look pretty much however they want.

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