When the President and Congress finalize program funding for fiscal year 2018, they should increase funding for three key Justice Department grants that help states reduce recidivism and improve the corrections system: the Second Chance Act, the Justice Reinvestment Initiative, and the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program. While these programs have strong...
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West Virginia’s New Medicaid Waiver Promotes Medicaid Objectives
As we’ve explained, the Secretary of Health and Human Services can let states deviate from certain Medicaid rules when necessary to implement demonstration projects (also called section 1115 waivers) that further Medicaid’s...
Trump Budget Would Worsen Homelessness
Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson promised that no one would “get thrown out on the street” under the President’s 2018 budget, but that’s exactly what would happen. Cuts to...
Housing Vouchers Work: Vouchers the Best Tool to End Homelessness
This is the next post in our “Housing Vouchers Work” blog series, which provides the latest facts and figures about the Housing Choice Voucher program, the largest rental assistance program to help families with children, working people, seniors, and people with disabilities afford decent, stable housing.
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Even With Cures Act, Medicaid Remains Vital for Behavioral Health
The 21st Century Cures Act, a bipartisan measure that President Obama signed this week, provides small grants to reduce incarceration for people with mental illness and $1 billion to address the opioid crisis. Nevertheless, Medicaid remains the major funding source for states to treat mental illness and substance use disorders, and plans by the incoming Republican majority to cut...
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