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How Healthcare Reform Strengthens Medicaid's Role in Ending and Preventing Homelessness: The Medicaid Eligibility Expansion
04/01/2011 | Requests *Summary
In March 2010, President Obama signed into law the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). This historic piece of legislation presents significant opportunities to improve access to quality, affordable health care for all Americans. This is particularly true for homeless people and people at risk of homelessness, whose options for accessing physical and behavioral health care services, health promotion services, and chronic disease management programs have historically been limited.
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Keywords
Eligibility; Medicaid; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Homelessness; Access to Health Insurance; Safety Net of Needed Services;
Topic
Affordable Care Act (ACA), Developmental/Intellectual Disabilities, Housing, Physical Disabilities
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Policy alerts, briefs, letters & papers
Source
Technical Assistance Collaborative, Inc.
State
All States/Territories
Date Created
04/01/2011
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Technical Assistance Collaborative, Inc.
31 Saint James Avenue Suite 710
Boston, MA 02116
info@tacinc.org
617-266-5657
31 Saint James Avenue Suite 710
Boston, MA 02116
info@tacinc.org
617-266-5657
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