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News for Healthier Living
Connecting Patients to Public Benefits Works Better with Texts Than Paper Flyers, Penn Research Finds
Text messages are more effective than paper flyers to help emergency department (ED) patients apply for public benefits programs, like Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Property Tax and Rent Rebate Program (PTRR), or Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). A quarter of eligible ED patients who received a text message referring them to a public benefits navigator called, and 18 percent enrolled in at least one benefit. On the other hand, no patients that received the information on paper called or enrolled.
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