Research Letter

Automated Text Messages to Link Emergency Department Patients With Public Benefits Navigators

JAMA Network Open 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.18907

June 17, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT

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This cohort study describes the outcome of 2 text messaging interventions to reach patients eligible for government benefits programs.

Corresponding Author: Austin S. Kilaru, MD, MSHP, Department of Emergency Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 3600 Civic Center Blvd, Philadelphia PA 19104 (austin.kilaru@pennmedicine.upenn.edu).

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