Policy and Advocacy

Statement: National HCH Council Opposes CMS Medicaid Block Grants

Medicaid covers over half of all patients at HCH programs and is the most common insurance program for people experiencing homelessness. If Medicaid is funded using a block grant, states will be forced to reduce services, limit enrollment, and/or lower payment rates to providers when more people need care. “States would lose billions in Medicaid […]

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Public Entity HCH Grantees and Co-Applicant Arrangements

Webinar Slides(PDF) This webinar was produced in response to a technical assistance request for public entity health care for the homeless grantees developing their co-applicant agreements. This webinar covers the nuts and bolts of the health center program requirements on governance, public entity/agency structure, and co-applicant arrangements. The webinar will also feature two health care for

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Insurance Coverage at HCH Programs

Improving health depends on accessing health care services and engaging in appropriate treatment. People experiencing homelessness have higher rates of chronic conditions, acute illnesses, and behavioral health issues compared to their housed counterparts, which contributes to earlier mortality and higher rates of disability and poor health. This population also tends to experience greater barriers to

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Ask & Code: Documenting Homelessness Throughout the Health Care System

PowerPoint Slides(PDF) The health care system is increasingly focusing on the social determinants of health that drive cost, service utilization, and health outcomes. Hospitals, Medicaid-managed care plans, and health providers are particularly interested in the risk factor of housing status, a key element of health. People without homes have higher morbidity and mortality coupled with

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Homelessness, Health, and Medical-Legal Partnerships

Webinar Slides(PDF) Civil Legal Needs and Homelessness(PDF) Health Affairs Jack Tsai(PDF) Using the law to inform empowered patient care in Austin(PDF) Homelessness, Health, and Medical-Legal Partnerships(PDF)   Join the National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership and the National HCH Council for a discussion on how medical-legal partnerships can address the civil legal needs of people without

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