Today, the National Alliance to End Homelessness officially announced its opposition to the Graham-Cassidy-Heller-Johnson bill. There is much speculation in the media about whether the bill will pass the Senate before a September 30th deadline, but the Alliance believes it […]
Category: Health
Housing is the Common Ground
Written by Guest blogger, Joshua Bamberger, MD, MPH, University of California, San Francisco; Chief Medical Consultant at Mercy Housing In recent months, the intense healthcare debate has often centered around our individual values: how much autonomy should we have to control […]
30 Minutes On: Health Care Reform
The National Alliance to End Homelessness, CSH and National Health Care for the Homeless are presenting a series of 30 minutes webinars on potential changes to health care and how they may affect people experiencing homelessness.
Ending Chronic Homelessness Saves Taxpayers Money
A chronically homeless person costs the taxpayer an average of $35,578 per year. This study shows how costs on average are reduced by 49.5% when they are placed in supportive housing. Supportive housing costs on average $12,800, making the net […]
Health Care, Medicaid, and Homelessness – What’s happening?
After several weeks of crisis mode in Congress around preserving Medicaid expansion, it’s time for a deep breath and a recap of what’s happened so far and what’s likely to happen next. The process has changed and slowed, the immediate […]