The objective of the study was to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of a program covering the cost of rent to prevent eviction during pregnancy. The no eviction strategy is cost-effective and reduces cases of preterm birth, neonatal death, and neurodevelopmental delay. When rent is below the median of $1,016 per month, no eviction is the cost-saving strategy. These findings suggest that policies supporting social programmatic implementation for rent coverage for pregnant people at risk of eviction have the potential to be highly beneficial in reducing costs and disparities in perinatal outcomes.
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Himmelstein G, Desmond M. Association of eviction with adverse birth outcomes among women in Georgia, 2000 to 2016. JAMA pediatrics. 2021 May 1;175(5):494-500.
Schwartz GL, Leifheit KM, Berkman LF, Chen JT, Arcaya MC. Health selection into eviction: adverse birth outcomes and children’s risk of eviction through age 5 years. American Journal of Epidemiology. 2021 Jul;190(7):1260-9.
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