By Barbara DiPietro, Senior Director of Policy On Monday, April 22, the Supreme Court heard the case of Johnson v. Grants Pass — a case that determines whether it is cruel and unusual punishment for communities to ticket or fine unsheltered people for sleeping outside. For background, last month’s Closer Look blog described the key provisions of this case […]
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By Barbara DiPietro, Senior Director of Policy In Grants Pass, Ore., there is a law that bans camping in public — and the law defines a campsite as any place that has bedding like a sleeping bag or pillow. This means that, despite no housing and no shelter, folks living outside get tickets of up
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By Barbara DiPietro, PhD, Senior Director of Policy I’m excited to share two new issue briefs that focus on the role of Medicaid in paying for medical respite care. Our first brief — Status of State-Level Medicaid Benefits for Medical Respite Care — provides a current snapshot of the state-level Medicaid activity related to medical respite care. The
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By Barbara DiPietro, PhD, Senior Director of Policy “If all public policy was created in the spirit of love, we would not have to worry about unemployment, homelessness, schools failing to teach children, or addiction.” — bell hooks, All About Love (2021) Especially challenging times are upon us. Next year will be a difficult one
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By Barbara DiPietro, PhD, Senior Director of Policy When Mother Jones — a fierce labor and union organizer — said this in 1902 she was fighting to improve the lives of miners and silk mill workers. Now, more than 120 years later, I borrow her words for our current struggle to end homelessness. Pray for the Dead…
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Etel Haxhiaj is the National HCH Council’s new Senior Policy Manager! Etel will be taking over production of our monthly Mobilizer newsletter, staffing our Policy Committee, leading our Congressional relations, and managing a number of our advocacy initiatives. Let’s get to know Etel a little better through the interview below: What have you learned from
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The U.S. Census Bureau released its annual report on income, poverty, and health insurance. It doesn’t look good.
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By Barbara DiPietro, PhD, Senior Director of Policy It’s summer and it’s hot, so let’s take a break from the usual focus on the things that are killing us (literally and figuratively) and instead focus on three things happening in the Medicaid space that are advancing life-affirming policies! 1. New Code for Street Medicine It’ll soon be
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