The FY 2023 Government spending bill, called the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 and known as the omnibus spending bill, was passed on December 23, 2022, and requires states to begin processing Medicaid redeterminations no later than April 1, 2023. The bill separates the Medicaid redeterminations process, known as “unwinding”, from the public health emergency (PHE) […]
This issue brief describes a set of principles for Medicaid reimbursement that states and health care plans can use in their collaborations with medical respite care programs. Download Document (PDF)
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Encampments can be unsafe, violent, and unhealthy places, and public health officials are rightly concerned about the impact of these congregate settings on vulnerable people. In fact, public health concerns are often used to justify sweeps, especially due to lack of access to running water and bathrooms. However, encampment sweeps are counterproductive, costly, and harmful.
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This issue brief describes a set of principles for Medicaid reimbursement that states and health care plans can use in their collaborations with medical respite care programs. Download Document (PDF)
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This issue brief is intended to provide a current snapshot of the state-level Medicaid activity related to medical respite care. Download Document (PDF)
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Streamlining the Medicaid, Children’s Health Insurance Program, and Basic Health Program Application, Eligibility Determination, Enrollment, and Renewal Processes (CMS-2421-P) Download Document (PDF)
This fact sheet provides an overview of monkeypox and specific considerations for service providers in the HCH community. This is a rapidly evolving public health emergency; for up-to-date information, continue to monitor the CDC’s monkeypox webpage. Download Document (PDF)
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he fragmented and inefficient healthcare system in the United States leads to many preventable deaths and unnecessary costs every year. Universal healthcare could have alleviated the mortality caused by a confluence of negative COVID-related factors. Incorporating the demography of the uninsured with age-specific COVID-19 and nonpandemic mortality, we estimated that a single-payer universal healthcare system
