What is the cause of the greatest overall costs to the community for providing health care to people who are homeless?
A) The need for increased preventive services to address the health conditions of the homeless population
B) The need for more frequent clinic visits by homeless clients for multiple health problems
C) The spread of contagious diseases by people who are homeless to those they pass on the street
D) The fact that most of the care for people who are homeless takes place in hospital emergency departments

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People who are homeless encounter the same problems accessing health care (e.g., lack of money, lack of housing, lack of trAnswerportation) that others do in impoverished conditions. Therefore, health care of people who are homeless tends to be crisis oriented and sought in emergency departments. Low-income CanadiAnswer have the highest mortality rates and the highest rates of hospitalizations and emergency visits.

What Is the Cause of the Greatest Overall Costs to the Community