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$500,000 Philanthropic Partnership: Kaiser Permanente and the National Health Care for the Homeless Council

$500,000 Philanthropic Partnership: Kaiser Permanente and the National Health Care for the Homeless Council Sixteen nonprofits meeting the health needs of people experiencing homelessness in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic have been awarded a half-million dollars in grants through a funding partnership between Kaiser Permanente and the National Health Care for the Homeless Council

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NHCHC Commends Passage of CARES Act, Emphasizes a Long Road Ahead

NHCHC Commends Passage of CARES Act, Emphasizes a Long Road Ahead NASHVILLE, TN, March 30, 2020 – The president signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (H.R. 748) into law on March 27, 2020, providing $2 trillion in direct spending to address the COVID-19 pandemic.  The Council advocated for the inclusion of

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Statement from the National HCH Council: Dangerous Opportunity

Statement from the National HCH Council: Dangerous Opportunity It has often been pointed out that the Chinese word for “crisis” is composed of two characters. The first means “danger” and the second is “opportunity.” Thousands of years ago, their culture contained the wisdom that with every crisis, there is also opportunity. In March 2020, “COVID-19” is

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Administration’s FY2021 Proposed Federal Budget Violates Human Rights

Administration’s FY2021 Proposed Federal Budget Violates Human Rights Nashville, TN: The Trump Administration recently released a proposed budget for FY2021 with wide-ranging cuts to Medicaid, housing assistance, food programs, and other services of vital importance to people who are homeless. “People living on the street struggle mightily to survive,” says Bobby Watts, National Health Care

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Statement: National HCH Council Opposes CMS Medicaid Block Grants

National HCH Council Opposes CMS Medicaid Block Grants Nashville, TN: Today the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released guidance to states encouraging them to change their Medicaid program from a fully funded entitlement program into a capped, more limited block grant. The National Health Care for the Homeless Council opposes this policy change

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