Advocacy Update: Federal Funding Pause Rescinded
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Funding for HCH
Fact Sheet: Health Insurance at HCH Programs 2023
Improving health depends on accessing health care services and engaging in appropriate treatment. People experiencing homelessness have higher rates of chronic medical conditions, acute illnesses, and behavioral health issues compared to their housed counterparts, which contributes to poor health and earlier mortality. This population also experiences greater barriers to accessing care because they tend not
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Housing is Health Care: Leveraging Medicaid Waivers to Strengthen Housing First Programs
This workshop — at the intersection of policy and practice — will explore the regulatory background enabling Medicaid “supportive housing” waivers, emerging data on housing and health, and the policies, politics, and partnerships that made possible a state’s six-year state pilot (which will be expanded statewide in FY2025). Outcomes from a five-year state study will
Medical Respite Playbook – A Practical Guide for Managed Care Plans
The National Institute for Medical Respite Care, a program of the National Health Care for the Homeless Council, has created the Medical Respite Playbook: A Practical Guide for Managed Care Plans. This guide was created in partnership with Kaiser Permanente and provides managed care plans with information about the philosophy and practice of medical
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Capacity Building to Increase Health Care Access for People Experiencing Homelessness
Health Care for the Homeless (HCH) administrators’ knowledge of and adherence to the Health Center Program Compliance Manual (Compliance Manual) is fundamental to increasing access and improving the quality of health care for people experiencing homelessness. The main goals of this Learning Collaborative (LC) are to: identify and discuss promising practices for better adherence
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Leveraging Resources to Build Partnerships between Health & Homeless Systems
This presentation will focus on encouraging clinical excellence of helpers as they provide care to our most vulnerable while providing a framework that not only protects the helpers from compassion fatigue, but promotes a worldview of partnership, optimism and empowerment. Motivational Interviewing (MI) can be defined as a particular way of talking with people about
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PCI: Medical Respite 101: Building a Sustainable Program
Medical respite care is an essential service for people experiencing homelessness. While the number of medical respite programs has increased drastically over the last 5 years, there are still not enough beds to meet the growing needs of our vulnerable neighbors without homes. This PCI will focus on planning, developing, and piloting a medical respite
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Mobile Health Care Learning Series: September and October 2022
1 September 8: Safety and Security – Addressing Internal Risk Factors Mobile health care providers understand the value of meeting patients in their own environment on their own terms. However, this adaptability and flexibility must be supported by policies and procedures that ensure the safety and security of patients and staff in a trauma
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