Policy Issues

Issue Brief: Impact of Encampment Sweeps on People Experiencing Homelessness

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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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

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)

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National Academy of Sciences:Universal healthcare as pandemic preparedness: The lives and costs that could have been saved during the COVID-19 pandemic

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

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Policy Brief: Health Centers Improve Health Outcomes with Medical Respite Care

The purpose of this issue brief is to describe medical respite care programs, illustrate how health centers can fulfill mission and add value to their community by adding a medical respite care program, outline both the advantages and challenges to such an expansion, and offer action steps for health centers to consider. Download Document (PDF)

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