All Policy Publications

2022 to 2018:

2021 Federal Policy Priorities

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Homelessness & Health: What’s the Connection? | February 2019

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Comment Letter on the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) Federal Strategic Plan | December 2021

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Comments on HUD’s Rule to Prevent Access to Shelter for Transgender Individuals | September 2020

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Comments on SSA’s Rule to Increase CDRs for Social Security Disability Benefits | January 2020

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Insurance Coverage at HCH Programs, 2018 | January 2020

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Medicaid and HCH: The Dangers of Block Grants or Per Capita Caps and Guiding Principles for Reform

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Comments on TN Block Grant Waiver Proposal | October 2019

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Open Letter to President Trump on Homelessness | September 2019

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Comments on USDA’s Cat E Rule to Restrict SNAP/Food Stamp Benefits | September 2019

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Comments on HHS’s Section 1557 Health Care Discrimination Rule | July 2019

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Comments on HUD’s Mixed-Status Families Proposed Rule | June 2019

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Comments on OMB’s Poverty Line Calculation Proposal | June 2019

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Medicare For All and the HCH Community | May 2019

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Health, Homelessness, and Racial Disparities | April 2019

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Comments on SNAP Work Requirement Proposed Rule | March 2019

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2019 Federal Policy Priorities | January 2019

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Comments on proposed changes to Public Charge policy | November 2018

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Final Opioid Legislation (H.R. 6) Synopsis and Analysis | October 2018

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Comments on Kentucky HEALTH Medicaid Demonstration Waiver | August 2018

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Comments on Title X Proposed Rule | July 2018

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Opioid Policy Priorities – Letter to the Senate HELP Committee with 52 endorsing organizations | June 2018

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Opioid Policy Priorities | An Action Agenda for the HCH Community | June 2018

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Homeless Encampments: Roles for the HCH Community | April 2018

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Council comments to the USDA re: SNAP work requirements and time limits | April 2018

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Comments on Conscience Rights in Health Care Proposed Rule | March 2018

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Opioid Policy Recommendations- Letter to Senate Finance Committee | February 2018

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2017 to 2014:

Questions for the confirmation hearing of Alex Azar as HHS Secretary | November 2017

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Synopsis of the Final Report of the President’s Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis | November 2017

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Council comments on Draft Report of President’s Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis | August 2017

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Council Overview of HUD Final Rule to Prohibit Smoking in Public Housing | December 2016

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HCH Advocate Statement of Principles | May 2016

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Medication-Assisted Treatment: Buprenorphine in the HCH Community | May 2016

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Addressing the Opioid Crisis: Priorities for the HCH Community | May 2016

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Behavioral Health Reform: Key Elements of Success | May 2016

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Policy Priorities for the Health Care for the Homeless Community | April 2016

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How has the ACA Medicaid Expansion Affected Providers Serving the Homeless Population: Analysis of Coverage, Revenues, and Costs | March 2016

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Homeless States of Emergency: Advocacy Strategies to Advance Permanent Solutions | February 2016

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Council Comments on CMS Proposed New Hospital Discharge Regulations | January 2016

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Council Comments on HUD Proposed Rules to Prohibit Smoking in Public Housing | January 2016

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Standing in Solidarity: In Support of the Movement for Social Justice | June 2015

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2013 to 1995:

Council Comments on HRSA’s Draft Sliding Fee Discount Scale PIN | September 2012

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Policy Advisory: Changes in the HCH 12-Month Rule | August 2012

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Policy Brief- Extending FTCA Coverage to Volunteers at Health Centers | September 2010

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Disaster Planning for People Experiencing Homelessness | March 2009

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Foreclosure to Homelessness | 2009

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HCH Mobilizer | action alerts

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Enfranchising Homeless Clients—A Resource Guide to Voter Registration for HCH Projects | 2nd Edition | 2008

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Policy Brief: Housing is Health Care | 2008

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Defining and Funding the Support in Permanent Supportive Housing | Recommendations from Health Centers Serving Homeless People | 2008

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Joint Comments on SSA Proposed Changes in Continuing Disability Review | Process | 2006

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Waiting for Care | The Availability of Health Services for Homeless Persons | 2006

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Improving Institutional Discharge Practices | 2005

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Premature Mortality in Homeless Populations: A Review of the Literature | 2005

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Mainstreaming Health Care for Homeless People | 2005

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Mainstreaming Health Care for Homeless People | 2005

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Glossary of Policy & Advocacy Terms | 2003

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Comments on Proposed HMIS Rule | 2003

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Hard to Reach: Rural Homelessness & Health Care | 2002

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Casualties of Complexity | Why Eligible Homeless People Are Not Enrolled in Medicaid | 2001

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HIV/AIDS & Homelessness | Recommendations for Clinical Practice and Public Policy | 2000

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• Utilization & Costs of Medical Services by Homeless Persons: Literature Review & Implications | 1999
• The Effects of SSI & SSD Benefits Termination as Seen in Health Care for the Homeless Projects | 1999
• Can Managed Care Work for Homeless People? Guidance for State Medicaid Programs | 1998
• Searching for the Right Fit: Homelessness and Medicaid Managed Care | 1998
• Increased Demand and Decreased Capacity: Challenges to the McKinney Act’s HCH Program | 1997
• A Bitter Pill: Welfare Reform and the Health of Homeless People | 1995

Combating Tuberculosis and Homelessness | Recommendations for Policy and Practice | 1995

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