Policy Brief
Preserving, Protecting, and Expanding Affordable Housing: Executive Summary
Policy Brief
Jul 13, 2018
The tools and strategies included here provide communities with ideas and inspiration to help them plan for healthy housing for all their residents. They include best practices culled from across the United States as well as new ideas.
Strategies to Strengthen Health and Housing Partnerships Through Medicaid to Improve Health Care for Individuals Experiencing Homelessness
Strategies to Strengthen Health and Housing Partnerships Through Medicaid to Improve Health Care for Individuals Experiencing Homelessness
Policy Brief
Jul 10, 2018
This brief explores how state Medicaid agencies have utilized a variety of federal authorities and delivery systems to increase access to supportive housing services and highlights important implementation considerations.
Mandatory and Optional Medicaid Benefits
Mandatory and Optional Medicaid Benefits
Policy Brief
Jul 10, 2018
Under Medicaid, states are required to cover mandatory benefits and may choose to cover optional benefits.
Current Flexibility in Medicaid: An Overview of Federal Standards and State Options
Current Flexibility in Medicaid: An Overview of Federal Standards and State Options
Policy Brief
Jul 10, 2018
This brief provides an overview of current federal standards and state options in Medicaid to help inform upcoming debates about increasing state flexibility in the program as part of efforts to restructure Medicaid financing.
Stable Homes Make Healthy Families
Stable Homes Make Healthy Families
Policy Brief
Jul 10, 2018
Children’s HealthWatch's brief "asks two straightforward questions: If health starts at home, what are the healthcare and educational costs of unstable housing? Which policy solutions could create stable homes for healthier families?"