Periodically, CHN embarks on an ambitious endeavor – to get thousands of organizations across the human needs community and across the country to join together to advocate for a stronger America that actively ensures the well-being of all of our people. We call it our SAVE for All Campaign, which stands for Strengthening America’s Values Read More »
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Standing united with the human needs community
October 23, 2018
Categories: Budget and Appropriations, Labor and Employment, Military Spending, Poverty and Income, Tax Policy
We know that states that expanded their Medicaid program have far fewer uninsured working-age adults. Now, thanks to a new study from the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office (GAO), we know that such health insurance coverage is leading to better access to care. Data released by the U.S. Census Bureau in September showed that in 2017 Read More »
Categories: Affordable Care Act, Health, Medicaid
Fact of the Week: Nearly 8,500 Arkansans have been kicked off Medicaid since Sept. 1 due to harsh time limits
October 17, 2018
More than 4,100 Arkansans lost Medicaid coverage on Oct. 1, adding to the more than 4,350 adults in the state who were kicked off the Medicaid roles on Sept. 1. These nearly 8,500 adults lost their coverage due to the state’s harsh new work reporting requirements, which require beneficiaries to report at least 80 hours Read More »
Categories: Affordable Care Act, Health, Labor and Employment, Medicaid
The Human Needs Report: FY19 begins, anti-immigrant rule proposed, reactions to a SCOTUS confirmation, and more
October 8, 2018
Editor’s update: The proposed Public Charge rule, discussed in an article below, was officially published on October 10. In a statement, CHN called the rule, “the latest in a series of unconscionable attacks on immigrants and immigrant communities.” Organization are urging advocates to submit comments in opposition to the rule during the 60-day comment period, which runs Read More »
Categories: Budget and Appropriations, Food and Nutrition, Health, Immigration, Opioids, Poverty and Income, SNAP, Tax Policy
A citizenship question will hurt us all
October 1, 2018
On September 30, The New York Times published an opinion piece written by William Frey, a demographer, professor, and fellow at the Brookings Institution, about the Trump Administration’s efforts to include a citizenship question on the 2020 Census. CHN has opposed these efforts from the beginning. We worked with other organizations to spread the word, Read More »
Categories: Census, Immigration
Fact of the Week: Drop in uninsured rates for low-income rural residents is three times larger in Medicaid expansion states
September 26, 2018
The uninsured rate for low-income adults has decreased in the last several years across America, thanks in large part to the Affordable Care Act. But small towns and rural areas of states that have expanded Medicaid have seen the sharpest decline in uninsured rates. That’s one of the findings of a new report from the Read More »
Categories: Affordable Care Act, Health Care Reform, Medicaid
Opposing Kavanaugh’s Confirmation
August 30, 2018
“[Judge Kavanaugh’s] opinions threaten people across the economic spectrum, but their consequences will fall especially heavily on the poor and near poor, communities of color, immigrants, and people with disabilities.” CHN doesn’t usually work on judicial appointments. But we’ve looked at Judge Kavanaugh’s record and have concluded his positions pose a very serious threat to Read More »
Categories: Poverty and Income
Head Smacker: States suing to end DACA would lose billions
August 28, 2018
As reported by our friends at the Center for American Progress (CAP), 10 states suing to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program stand to lose billions of dollars if they “win” their lawsuit. These states are arguing that they will lose money if DACA continues because of speculative costs of education, health Read More »
Categories: Immigration
Protecting immigrant children from abuse
August 17, 2018
On Aug. 16, the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations held a hearing on what federal agencies are doing – or rather, aren’t doing enough of – to protect unaccompanied migrant children from abuse and human trafficking once they enter the U.S. Witnesses from the U.S. Border Patrol, U.S. Immigration and Read More »
Categories: Immigration
Comment now to stop thousands from being kicked off Medicaid
August 14, 2018
If the Trump Administration and some state officials have their way, hundreds of thousands of low-income people could be kicked off Medicaid and left without any health insurance coverage. That’s because several states are pushing to add harsh work requirements to Medicaid assistance. We’ve written in the past and compiled a lot of resources showing Read More »
Categories: Health, Labor and Employment, Medicaid
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Human Needs Report
Human Needs Report
Latest Edition: December 10, 2018
Read articles from the December 10th edition of the Human Needs Report, including pieces on a potential government shutdown, the public charge rule, SNAP, criminal justice reform, and more. Read More »
