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2019 Federal Policy Priorities | January 2019

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

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• Comments on HUD’s Rule to Prevent Access to Shelter for Transgender Individuals| September 2020
• Comments on SSA’s Rule to Increase CDRs for Social Security Disability Benefits | January 2020
• Insurance Coverage at HCH Programs, 2018 | January 2020
• Medicaid and HCH: The Dangers of Block Grants or Per Capita Caps and Guiding Principles for Reform
• Comments on TN Block Grant Waiver Proposal | October 2019
• Open Letter to President Trump on Homelessness | September 2019
• Comments on USDA’s Cat E Rule to Restrict SNAP/Food Stamp Benefits | September 2019
• Comments on HHS’s Section 1557 Health Care Discrimination Rule | July 2019
• Comments on HUD’s Mixed-Status Families Proposed Rule | June 2019
• Comments on OMB’s Poverty Line Calculation Proposal| June 2019
• Medicare For All and the HCH Community  | May 2019
• Health, Homelessness, and Racial Disparities | April 2019
• Comments on SNAP Work Requirement Proposed Rule | March 2019
• 2019 Federal Policy Priorities| January 2019
• Comments on proposed changes to Public Charge policy | November 2018
• Final Opioid Legislation (H.R. 6) Synopsis and Analysis | October 2018
• Comments on Kentucky HEALTH Medicaid Demonstration Waiver | August 2018
• Comments on Title X Proposed Rule | July 2018
• Opioid Policy Priorities – Letter to the Senate HELP Committee with 52 endorsing organizations | June 2018
• Opioid Policy Priorities: An Action Agenda for the HCH Community | June 2018
• Homeless Encampments: Roles for the HCH Community | April 2018
• Council comments to the USDA re: SNAP work requirements and time limits | April 2018
• Comments on Conscience Rights in Health Care Proposed Rule | March 2018
• Opioid Policy Recommendations- Letter to Senate Finance Committee | February 2018
• Questions for the confirmation hearing of Alex Azar as HHS Secretary  | November 2017
• Synopsis of the Final Report of the President’s Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis | November 2017
• Council comments on Draft Report of President’s Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis | August 2017
• Council Overview of HUD Final Rule to Prohibit Smoking in Public Housing | December 2016
• HCH Advocate Statement of Principles | May 2016
• Medication-Assisted Treatment: Buprenorphine in the HCH Community | May 2016
• Addressing the Opioid Crisis: Priorities for the HCH Community | May 2016
• Behavioral Health Reform: Key Elements of Success | April 2016
• Policy Priorities for the Health Care for the Homeless Community | April 2016
• How has the ACA Medicaid Expansion Affected Providers Serving the Homeless Population: Analysis of Coverage, Revenues, and Costs | March 2016
• Homeless States of Emergency: Advocacy Strategies to Advance Permanent Solutions | February 2016
• Council Comments on CMS Proposed New Hospital Discharge Regulations | January 2016
• Council Comments on HUD Proposed Rules to Prohibit Smoking in Public Housing | January 2016
• Standing in Solidarity: In Support of the Movement for Social Justice | June 2015
• Council Comments on HRSA’s Draft Sliding Fee Discount Scale PIN | September 2012
• Policy Advisory: Changes in the HCH 12-Month Rule | August 2012
• Policy Brief- Extending FTCA Coverage to Volunteers at Health Centers | September 2010
• Disaster Planning for People Experiencing Homelessness | March 2009
• Foreclosure to Homelessness | 2009
• HCH Mobilizer – action alerts
• Enfranchising Homeless Clients—A Resource Guide to Voter Registration for HCH Projects, 2nd Edition | 2008
• Policy Brief: Housing is Health Care | 2008
• Defining and Funding the Support in Permanent Supportive Housing: Recommendations from Health Centers Serving Homeless People | 2008
• Joint Comments on SSA Proposed Changes in Continuing Disability Review Process | 2006
• Waiting for Care: The Availability of Health Services for Homeless Persons | 2006
• Improving Institutional Discharge Practices | 2005
• Premature Mortality in Homeless Populations: A Review of the Literature | 2005
• Mainstreaming Health Care for Homeless People | 2005
• Glossary of Policy & Advocacy Terms | 2003
• Comments on Proposed HMIS Rule | 2003
• Hard to Reach: Rural Homelessness & Health Care | 2002
• Casualties of Complexity: Why Eligible Homeless People Are Not Enrolled in Medicaid | 2001
• HIV/AIDS & Homelessness: Recommendations for Clinical Practice and Public Policy | 2000
• 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