Policy Issues

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Internal Strategies to Prepare for Medicaid Work Reporting Requirements , , , July 14, 2026 medicaid-health-care-financing medicaid-and-medicare policy-and-advocacy policy-issues fact-sheet
Letter to States: Updated H.R. 1 Implementation Recommendations to Ease Burden on People Experiencing Homelessness , , , , , , July 14, 2026 advocacy-toolkit healthcare-and-homelessness-partnerships medicaid-health-care-financing policy-and-advocacy policy-issues advocacy letter obba
Summary of CMS State Medicaid Director Letter on Medicaid 1115 Waivers , , , , July 14, 2026 funding-for-hch medicaid-health-care-financing medicaid-and-medicare policy-and-advocacy policy-issues fact-sheet
Updated Medicaid Work Reporting Requirements: Summary & Action Steps , , , , , July 14, 2026 advocacy-toolkit funding-for-hch medicaid-health-care-financing medicaid-and-medicare policy-and-advocacy policy-issues fact-sheet
Medicaid “Community Engagement” Compliance Checklist  , , , July 1, 2026 advocacy-toolkit medicaid-and-medicare policy-and-advocacy policy-issues checklist
Financing Approaches to Medical Respite Care , , , , , May 12, 2026 developing-a-medical-respite-program financing-a-medical-respite-care-program medical-respite medical-respite-care policy-and-advocacy policy-issues guide
What is Single Payer? , , , , April 1, 2026 medicaid-health-care-financing medicaid-and-medicare policy-and-advocacy policy-issues single-payer-health-care fact-sheet
Medical Respite Care Programs Add Value to States, Hospitals & Payors , , , , , , March 10, 2026 financing-a-medical-respite-care-program medicaid-health-care-financing medicaid-and-medicare medical-respite medical-respite-care policy-and-advocacy policy-issues fact-sheet
Funding for Grant Programs Support the Health Care for the Homeless Community , , , February 25, 2026 appropriations funding-for-hch policy-and-advocacy policy-issues fact-sheet
Codifying Protections for “Sensitive Locations:” Ensuring Safe Access to Care , , , , , , , February 25, 2026 anti-racism best-practices cultural-competency ethical-and-cultural-issues homeless-services medical-ethics policy-and-advocacy policy-issues clinical-practice fact-sheet
Letter to States: H.R. 1 Implementation Recommendations to Ease Burden on People Experiencing Homelessness , , , , , , December 24, 2025 advocacy-toolkit healthcare-and-homelessness-partnerships medicaid-health-care-financing policy-and-advocacy policy-issues advocacy letter obba
Homelessness and Health: What’s the Connection? , , , , October 14, 2025 general-fact-sheets healthcare-and-homelessness-partnerships policy-and-advocacy policy-issues policy-publications fact-sheet
Appropriations and the HCH Community – Fiscal Year 2026 , , September 21, 2025 appropriations policy-and-advocacy policy-issues
Health Insurance and Revenue at HCH Programs, 2024 , , , September 11, 2025 funding-for-hch medicaid-health-care-financing policy-and-advocacy policy-issues issue-brief
One Big Beautiful Bill Act: State-Level Advocacy Actions for the HCH Community , , , September 4, 2025 medicaid-health-care-financing medicaid-and-medicare policy-and-advocacy policy-issues policy-brief
Impact of Civil Commitment Executive Order on the HCH Community , , August 4, 2025 policy-and-advocacy policy-issues substance-use-opioids fact-sheet
One Big Beautiful Bill Act: Impact on the HCH Community , , July 16, 2025 medicaid-health-care-financing policy-and-advocacy policy-issues fact-sheet
Letter to the U.S. Senate: Medicaid Cuts Harm People Experiencing Homelessness , , , June 9, 2025 medicaid-health-care-financing medicaid-and-medicare policy-and-advocacy policy-issues letter
The Value and Impact of Health Care for the Homeless (HCH) Programs , , , , June 3, 2025 advocacy-toolkit general-fact-sheets hch-advocate-statement-of-principles nhchc-news-and-resources policy-and-advocacy policy-issues fact-sheet
Health Care for the Homeless Programs Fact Sheet , , , , , May 7, 2025 general-fact-sheets hch-advocate-statement-of-principles healthcare-and-homelessness-partnerships homeless-services nhchc-news-and-resources policy-and-advocacy policy-issues clinical-practice fact-sheet
Novel and Replicable Overdose Prevention Program from Boston Health Care for the Homeless , , , , , , April 29, 2025 behavioral-health harm-reduction medication-assisted-treatment policy-and-advocacy policy-issues substance-use substance-use-opioids case-study
Homelessness and Medicaid: What’s the Connection? , , April 23, 2025 medicaid-health-care-financing policy-and-advocacy policy-issues fact-sheet
Impact of Medicaid Work Requirements for Unhoused People , , , February 12, 2025 medicaid-health-care-financing medicaid-and-medicare policy-and-advocacy policy-issues fact-sheet
Advocacy Update: Federal Funding Pause Rescinded , , , , January 30, 2025 funding-for-hch mobilizer-newsletter policy-and-advocacy policy-issues policy-publications newsletter
Protect Medicaid – Letter to Congress , , , January 23, 2025 medicaid-health-care-financing medicaid-and-medicare policy-and-advocacy policy-issues letter
Opioid Overdose and Buprenorphine Access – 2024 Update , , , , , , , January 7, 2025 behavioral-health medication-assisted-treatment policy-and-advocacy policy-issues substance-use substance-use-opioids fact-sheet guide issue-brief
NHCHC Federal Policy Priorities: 2025-2029 , , , December 20, 2024 advocacy-toolkit policy-and-advocacy policy-issues policy-publications fact-sheet
Impact of the 2024 Election on the HCH Community , , November 26, 2024 general-fact-sheets policy-and-advocacy policy-issues fact-sheet
New Federal Regulation Establishes Street Medicine as a Reimbursable Model of Care , , August 30, 2024 medicaid-health-care-financing policy-and-advocacy street-medicine policy-issues fact-sheet
Temporary Supported Communities: Strategies for Serving Unsheltered People , , , , July 24, 2024 housing-and-housing-first policy-and-advocacy policy-issues policy-publications social-determinants-of-health issue-brief
Community and Advocacy in Medical Respite Care , , , , , May 16, 2024 developing-a-medical-respite-program healthcare-and-homelessness-partnerships medical-respite medical-respite-care policy-and-advocacy policy-issues 2024-national-hch-conference
Appropriations Chart: Funding for Grant Programs Supporting the Health Care for the Homeless Community , , March 1, 2024 appropriations policy-and-advocacy policy-issues
Fact Sheet: President’s FY25 Budget: Provisions Important to the HCH Community , , March 1, 2024 appropriations policy-and-advocacy policy-issues fact-sheet
Fact Sheet: Health Insurance at HCH Programs, 2022 , , February 1, 2024 medicaid-health-care-financing policy-issues policy-and-advocacy fact-sheet nhchc-resources
Issue Brief: CalAIM Implementation of Recuperative Care Services: Lessons Learned , , January 1, 2024 medical-respite-care policy-and-advocacy policy-issues issue-brief
Fact Sheet: Health Centers and Syringe Services Programs , , June 1, 2023 policy-and-advocacy policy-issues substance-use-opioids fact-sheet
Comment on Proposed Rule: NHCHC Letter to Drug Enforcement Administration regarding telehealth and restrictions to buprenorphine , , March 31, 2023 policy-and-advocacy policy-issues substance-use-opioids letter
NHCHC comments on CMS Proposed Rule: Prior Authorizations , March 13, 2023 medicaid-health-care-financing policy-issues policy-and-advocacy letter
Fiscal Year 2024 Funding Levels Chart , , March 1, 2023 appropriations policy-and-advocacy policy-issues
Fact Sheet: President’s FY24 Budget: Provisions Important to the HCH Community , , March 1, 2023 appropriations policy-and-advocacy policy-issues fact-sheet
Factsheet: Health Insurance at HCH Programs, 2021 , , March 1, 2023 medicaid-health-care-financing policy-and-advocacy policy-issues fact-sheet
Webinar: Medicaid Unwinding: Helping Service Recipients Keep Their Health Care Coverage , , March 1, 2023 medicaid-health-care-financing policy-and-advocacy policy-issues webinar
Factsheet: 2023 FY Spending Bill and the Medicaid Unwinding: Implications for the HCH Community , , February 1, 2023 medicaid-health-care-financing policy-and-advocacy policy-issues fact-sheet
Issue Brief: Medicaid Reimbursement Principles for Medical Respite Care , , December 1, 2022 medical-respite-care policy-and-advocacy policy-issues issue-brief
Issue Brief: Impact of Encampment Sweeps on People Experiencing Homelessness , , , , , December 1, 2022 best-practices encampments homeless-services policy-and-advocacy policy-issues research-and-data clinical-practice issue-brief
Issue Brief: Status of State-Level Medicaid Benefits for Medical Respite Care , , December 1, 2022 medical-respite-care policy-and-advocacy policy-issues issue-brief
NHCHC comments on CMS Proposed Rule: Streamlining the Medicaid, Children’s Health Insurance Program, and Basic Health Program Application, Eligibility Determination, Enrollment, and Renewal Processes , , November 4, 2022 medicaid-health-care-financing policy-and-advocacy policy-issues letter
National Academy of Sciences:Universal healthcare as pandemic preparedness: The lives and costs that could have been saved during the COVID-19 pandemic , , June 13, 2022 policy-and-advocacy policy-issues single-payer-health-care additional-resources
Key Provisions in the “Bipartisan Safer Communities Act” A Summary for the HCH Community , , June 1, 2022 policy-and-advocacy policy-issues safety-and-security workforce-development-and-support fact-sheet
Policy Brief: Health Centers Improve Health Outcomes with Medical Respite Care , , June 1, 2022 medical-respite-care policy-and-advocacy policy-issues policy-brief
Fact sheet: “Bipartisan Safer Communities Act” A Summary for the HCH Community , June 1, 2022 policy-and-advocacy policy-issues fact-sheet
Fiscal Year 2022 Funding Levels Chart , , May 1, 2022 appropriations policy-and-advocacy policy-issues
HHS FY2022 Budget in Brief , , March 1, 2022 appropriations policy-and-advocacy policy-issues
Congressional Budget Office:Economic Effects of Five Illustrative Single-Payer Health Care Systems: Working Paper 2022-02 , , February 23, 2022 policy-and-advocacy policy-issues single-payer-health-care additional-resources
External Link: Expanding Options for Health Care Within Homelessness Services: CoC Partnerships with Medical Respite Care Programs , , January 1, 2022 medical-respite-care policy-and-advocacy policy-issues
External Link: One Community’s Collaborative Approach: A Spotlight on Yakima, Washington , , January 1, 2022 medical-respite-care policy-and-advocacy policy-issues
One Community’s Collaborative Approach: A Spotlight on Yakima, Washington , , , January 1, 2022 medical-respite medical-respite-care policy-and-advocacy policy-issues
Expanding Options for Health Care Within Homelessness Services: CoC Partnerships with Medical Respite Care Programs , January 1, 2022 medical-respite-care policy-and-advocacy policy-issues
Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) for Opioid Use Disorder for People Experiencing Homelessness , , , , , December 1, 2021 behavioral-health medication-assisted-treatment policy-and-advocacy policy-issues substance-use substance-use-opioids fact-sheet
Fact Sheet: Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) for Opioid Use Disorder for People Experiencing Homelessness , , December 1, 2021 policy-and-advocacy policy-issues substance-use-opioids fact-sheet
Letter to Congressional Leadership on ‘Build Back Better’ Health Proposals , , October 1, 2021 medicaid-health-care-financing policy-and-advocacy policy-issues letter
Medical Respite Care Bridges Critical Gap for Californians Without Housing , , , August 1, 2021 medical-respite medical-respite-care policy-and-advocacy policy-issues
Approaches to Financing Medical Respite Care Programs , , , , July 1, 2021 financing-a-medical-respite-care-program medical-respite medical-respite-care policy-and-advocacy policy-issues
Capacity-Building for Medical Respite Care Programs in California in Response to COVID-19: Four Case Studies , , , April 1, 2021 medical-respite medical-respite-care policy-and-advocacy policy-issues
Fiscal Year 2021 Final Funding Level Chart , , January 1, 2021 appropriations policy-and-advocacy policy-issues
Issue Brief : COVID-19 & the HCH Community: Ensuring Access to Care Through State Medicaid Telehealth Policies , , November 1, 2020 medicaid-health-care-financing policy-and-advocacy policy-issues issue-brief
Medicaid & Managed Care Financing Strategies that Support Medical Respite Care Programs , , , , , , , September 15, 2020 financing-a-medical-respite-care-program funding-for-hch healthcare-and-homelessness-partnerships medicaid-health-care-financing medicaid-and-medicare medical-respite policy-and-advocacy policy-issues webinar
*NEW* Comparative Analysis Paper, August 2020, COVID-19 Response in Countries with Single-Payer & Implications for Impoverished Populations , , August 1, 2020 policy-and-advocacy policy-issues single-payer-health-care
Issue Brief, July 2020: COVID-19 & the HCH Community: Further Illustrating the Benefits of ‘Medicare-for-All’ , , July 1, 2020 policy-and-advocacy policy-issues single-payer-health-care issue-brief
COVID-19 Issue Brief #5 : COVID-19 & the HCH Community: Medical Respite Care & Alternate Care Sites , , May 1, 2020 medical-respite-care policy-and-advocacy policy-issues covid
COVID-19 & the HCH Community: Medical Respite Care & Alternative Care Sites (Issue Brief) , , , , May 1, 2020 medical-respite medical-respite-care medical-respite-care-research policy-and-advocacy policy-issues
Policy Brief: Medicaid & Medicaid Managed Care: Financing Approaches for Medical Respite Care , , April 1, 2020 medical-respite-care policy-and-advocacy policy-issues policy-brief
Medicaid & Managed Care: Financing Approaches for Medical Respite Care , , , , March 1, 2020 financing-a-medical-respite-care-program medical-respite medical-respite-care policy-and-advocacy policy-issues
Health Affairs blog: Five Ways Medicaid Expansion Is Helping Homeless Populations Ten Years After The ACA Became Law , , February 27, 2020 medicaid-health-care-financing policy-and-advocacy policy-issues additional-resources
Fiscal Year 2021 President’s Budget Analysis , , February 1, 2020 appropriations policy-and-advocacy policy-issues
Statement: National HCH Council Opposes CMS Medicaid Block Grants , , January 29, 2020 medicaid-health-care-financing policy-and-advocacy policy-issues
Homeless New Yorkers Need a Safe Place to Recuperate – Not the Street , , , , January 1, 2020 introduction-to-medical-respite medical-respite medical-respite-care policy-and-advocacy policy-issues
Final Funding Levels for Fiscal Year 2020 , , December 1, 2019 appropriations policy-and-advocacy policy-issues
Comments on HHS’s Section 1557 Health Care Discrimination Rule , , July 25, 2019 medicaid-health-care-financing policy-and-advocacy policy-issues letter
Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) in the HCH Community: Strategies for Expanding Services , , , , , , , May 1, 2019 behavioral-health clinical-practice medication-assisted-treatment policy-and-advocacy policy-issues substance-use substance-use-opioids issue-brief webinar
Congressional Budget Office:Key Design Components and Considerations for Establishing a Single-Payer Health Care System , , May 1, 2019 policy-and-advocacy policy-issues single-payer-health-care additional-resources
Read our Statement: Medicare For All & the HCH Community , , May 1, 2019 policy-and-advocacy policy-issues single-payer-health-care
Policy Brief: Medical Respite Care Programs & the IHI Triple Aim Framework , , April 1, 2019 medical-respite-care policy-and-advocacy policy-issues policy-brief
Policy Brief: Addressing the Opioid Crisis: Medication-Assisted Treatment at Health Care for the Homeless Programs , , April 1, 2019 policy-and-advocacy policy-issues substance-use-opioids policy-brief
Medicaid and HCH: The Dangers of Block Grants or Per Capita Caps and Guiding Principles for Reform , , January 1, 2019 medicaid-health-care-financing policy-and-advocacy policy-issues
Implications of Medicaid Expansion on HCH Health Centers: Learning from Experience , , , , August 15, 2018 healthcare-and-homelessness-partnerships medicaid-health-care-financing medicaid-and-medicare policy-and-advocacy policy-issues webinar
Medicaid & Work Requirements: Likely Impact on the HCH Community , , July 1, 2018 medicaid-health-care-financing policy-and-advocacy policy-issues issue-brief
Learn more: What Is Single Payer Health Care? , , November 1, 2017 policy-and-advocacy policy-issues single-payer-health-care
Example letter to invite for a site visit , , February 9, 2017 medicaid-health-care-financing policy-and-advocacy policy-issues letter
Ask & Code: Documenting Homelessness Throughout the Health Care System , , October 1, 2016 medicaid-health-care-financing policy-and-advocacy policy-issues
Hospital Community Benefit Funding: Potential Resources to Meet the Needs of Homeless Populations , , , July 12, 2016 funding-for-hch medicaid-health-care-financing policy-and-advocacy policy-issues webinar
Policy Brief: Hospital Community Benefit Funds: Resources for the HCH Community , , May 1, 2016 medical-respite-care policy-and-advocacy policy-issues policy-brief
Hospital Community Benefit Funds: Resources for the HCH Community , , May 1, 2016 medicaid-health-care-financing policy-and-advocacy policy-issues
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