Medicaid covers over half of all patients at HCH programs and is the most common insurance program for people experiencing homelessness. If Medicaid is funded using a block grant, states will be forced to reduce services, limit enrollment, and/or lower payment rates to providers when more people need care. “States would lose billions in Medicaid dollars under a block grant, which would directly undermine the ability of Health Care for the Homeless providers to treat and house their patients—while at the same time pushing even more people into homelessness,” says David Modersbach, Chair of the Council’s Policy Committee.
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Medicaid & Health Care Financing, Policy and Advocacy, Policy Issues