Webinar Slides(PDF) This webinar will highlight the collaboration between the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured and the National Health Care for the Homeless Council through focus groups with HCH administrators and frontline workers. A key goal of the Affordable Care Act is to reduce the number of uninsured through new coverage options for […]
 Webinar Slides(PDF) This webinar will examine the Affordable Care Act and its effects on Medicaid. Starting in 2014 (or earlier at the state option), the ACA will expand Medicaid to most childless adults earning at or below 138% of the federal poverty level (about $15,000 for an individual). This expansion of health insurance to
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Webinar Slides This webinar will highlight the potential for using the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion to engage justice agencies in stronger partnerships that will enroll patients into health insurance programs, share data with other providers, and facilitate better coordinated care for those entering and leaving detention. In states where health reform is aggressively implemented,
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Webinar Slides(PDF) This webinar will provide an overview of the Federal Home and Community-based Services program, describe opportunities for homeless health care providers to improve access to their states’ HCBS programs, and share examples of two states that have improved access to their HCBS programs for people who are experiencing homelessness. The Medicaid expansion in 2014
Webinar Slides(PDF) This webinar will answer questions that homeless consumers often have about the Affordable Care Act—specifically, what does it do for you? Attendees will learn about the major parts of the law that will directly affect them, make sure they are prepared to take advantage of these opportunities, and understand how they can make
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Webinar Slides(PDF) This webinar will identify the legal limitations and opportunities for HCH projects to conduct voter registration and other election activities, describe common barriers consumers face in registering to vote and ways to overcome them, describe different models for integrating voter registration into an HCH project, and recognize the importance of engaging consumers in
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Webinar Slides(PDF) This webinar will focus on the barriers that public housing residents share with homeless individuals and the benefits of partnering with your local housing authority to surmount them. Alex Lehr O’Connell will also discuss HRSA’s Public Housing Primary Care Program. Speakers: Alex Lehr O’Connell, MPH, CPH; Manager, Technical Assistance and Consultation, Community Health Partners
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Webinar Slides(PPT) This webinar will introduce Homeless Persons Memorial Day (December 21), which honors all those who have passed away without housing. Presenters will describe past events and discuss ideas for how communities can plan their own memorials. Speakers: Joseph Benson, Community Outreach Worker, Health Care for the Homeless – Houston Valarie Dowell, Community Health Worker,
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