Policy Brief

One Big Beautiful Bill Act: State-Level Advocacy Actions for the HCH Community

H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, requires significant policy and funding changes to state Medicaid programs over the coming years that will disproportionately harm people experiencing homelessness. However, there are options states can take to lessen these harms. This policy brief outlines state-level advocacy options the Health Care for the Homeless (HCH) Community […]

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Reporting on Homeless Mortality: Data Sources and Considerations

As more states and local jurisdictions continue publishing homeless mortality reports, it is becoming clear that the varying methodologies used to collect and report this data make it difficult to estimate broader national estimates. This limits our understanding of the nationwide impact of homelessness on the likelihood of dying. Different data sources and reporting categories

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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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Policy Brief: Medical Respite Care Programs & the IHI Triple Aim Framework

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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Policy Brief: Addressing the Opioid Crisis: Medication-Assisted Treatment at Health Care for the Homeless Programs

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

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Ask & Code: Documenting Homelessness Throughout the Health Care System

People experiencing homelessness have disproportionately high rates of acute and chronic disease and behavioral health conditions and are high utilizers of all components of the health care system. In an era of growing focus on social determinants of health, value-based reimbursements based on risk factors, population health, and better health outcomes, more accurate data on

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Policy Brief: Hospital Community Benefit Funds: Resources for the HCH Community

This policy brief will give an overview of hospital community benefit requirements, illustrate the difference between two types of benefits, describe how community benefit funds are currently distributed, discuss additional state requirements, consider hospital perspectives, provide examples of successful partnerships currently in practice, and share advice for maximizing hospital partnerships with the Health Care for

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