Mobilizer: Cruel and Unusual Punishment
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Policy and Advocacy
Fact Sheet: Health Insurance at HCH Programs, 2022
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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Issue Brief: Status of State-Level Medicaid Benefits for Medical Respite Care
Medicaid respite care programs are rapidly growing in response to a rising need for people experiencing homelessness to have access to post-acute care in a safe, stable environment coupled with an increased awareness of the program model. While there are numerous financing strategies that work for medical respite programs, more state Medicaid plans and managed
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Issue Brief: CalAIM Implementation of Recuperative Care Services: Lessons Learned
On Jan. 1, 2022, California began implementation of the California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM), a multiyear effort focused on transforming California’s Medicaid program, which includes 14 new Community Support services to address health-related social needs of Medi-Cal beneficiaries. Recuperative care (also called medical respite care) is included as one of the Community Supports, which
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Issue Brief: Status of State-Level Medicaid Benefits for Medical Respite Care
Medicaid respite care programs are rapidly growing in response to a rising need for people experiencing homelessness to have access to post-acute care in a safe, stable environment coupled with an increased awareness of the program model. While there are numerous financing strategies that work for medical respite programs, more state Medicaid plans and managed
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Rebuilding Systems: Adapting Housing Assessments to Prioritize Health, Equity, and BelongingÂ
The need for housing prioritization results from a lack of affordable housing. Existing tools have been applied universally and have resulted in further inequity. This toolkit is intended to help communities create a process that centers equity and community-specific needs.