“Medicare For All” as the best approach: We support universal access to a national health plan financed through a single entity and believe the existing Medicare program is the best vehicle to achieve that goal. To accomplish this, the current Medicare program must expand covered services and increase reimbursements to make a holistic system of […]
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The Institute of Healthcare Improvement (IHI) developed the Triple Aim framework as a way of simultaneously improving the patient care experience, improving the health of the population, and reducing the per capita cost of health care.1, 2 This framework is increasingly being used as the guidepost for health care systems seeking to transform their service
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Health Care for the Homeless (HCH) programs, a subset of community health centers that receive special populations funding to address the specific needs of vulnerable and medically complex patients, play a significant role in addressing the opioid epidemic by providing medication-assisted treatment (MAT). MAT, which combines one of three medications (methadone, buprenorphine, or naltrexone) with
Medicaid expansion directly helped improve access to health coverage for homeless populations in states that expanded. Download Document (PDF)
Webinar Slides(PDF) As of this writing, Virginia and Maine are on the cusp of expanding Medicaid coverage through the Affordable Care Act, an option that has drastically benefited people experiencing homelessness in states that haven chosen it so far. While this presents exciting opportunities for growth at Health Care for the Homeless health centers, it
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In January 2018, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released guidance to states outlining how they could implement work requirements as a condition for Medicaid. Work requirements are not a new concept for food and housing assistance, but linking them to Medicaid is unprecedented. Download Document (PDF)
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Single payer—or Medicare for All—is simply a streamlined financing mechanism where one entity administers the health care funding and payments. It expands the cost-effective and administratively efficient Medicare program to cover everyone in the United States. Health care delivery (such as hospitals and doctors) remains private and patients are guaranteed choice of care from providers.
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Many states and local communities are seeking cost-effective alternatives to inpatient hospital stays while at the same time trying to improve the health of vulnerable populations and reduce homelessness. People experiencing homelessness have significant health care needs and use hospitals at higher rates and for longer periods of time than their housed counterparts. Unfortunately, because
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