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Date Title
2009
26-OCT-2009  Cosponsors Needed to Get $1 Billion in the National Housing Trust Fund
15-OCT-2009  Fight the Shrinking Health Care "Reform" Debate
11-AUG-2009  The Health Care Debate Comes Home
28-MAY-2009  Health, Housing, and Human Rights: Advance Public Policies to End Homelessness
11-MAY-2009  Bring Single Payer to the Table
20-APR-2009  Increase the Supply of Affordable Housing
11-MAR-2009  Congressional Support Needed! Expand Community Health Centers and the National Health Service Corps
09-JAN-2009  Ring in the New Congress Call your Representative about Health Care Reform National Single Payer Call-in Day
2008
19-NOV-2008  Healing a Nation: Economic Solutions through Health Care Reform
24-OCT-2008  Get Out the Vote: Make every voice heard on Election Day
22-AUG-2008  National Homeless & Low-Income Voter Registration Week Sept 21-27
08-JUL-2008  SOAR-ing through the Barriers: Improving Access to SSI/SSDI Benefits
1-JUN-2008  Inclusion: The Solution to Homelessness: National Council Adopts 2008 HCH Policy Statements
20-MAY-2008  Striving for Inclusion: The 2008 HCH Policy Symposium
11-MAY-2008  Protect and Preserve the Medicaid Program
23-APR-2008  Proposed Federal Regulations Raise Concern for Health Centers
27-MAR-2008  Housing, More or Less: Homelessness & the President’s FY09 Housing Budget
26-FEB-2008  Health Insurance Matters: An increasing number of Americans are dying for a change
2007
28-NOV-2007 Where the HART Is: Co-sponsors Needed for Homeless Health Services Bill
01-NOV-2007 Organizing for Universal Health Care
28-SEPT-2007 Refining McKinney: Room for Improvement in Senate Markup
20-SEPT-2007 Civil Rights Jeopardized as Homelessness Grows
14-AUG-2007 Home Sweet Home: Contact your Congressional representatives during summer recess
27-JUL-2007 Low-Income Children & Families in Jeopardy: Act today to give children a “healthy start in life”
18-JUL-2007 Health Care Debate Hits the Big Screen: Sicko Renews Conversation in D.C.
05-JUN-2007 The American Dream, Deferred: Advocating for Affordable Housing
31-MAY-2007 Measures to Implement our Rights: 2007 Policy Statements
24-MAY-2007 America's Dirty Little Health Care Secret
08-MAY-2007 Organizing for Our Rights: The 2007 HCH Policy Symposium
16-FEB-2007 Item Four: Improve the FY 2008 Budget
30-JAN-2007 Item Three: Stop the Surge in Homelessness
08-JAN-2007 Item Two: The Health Care Safety Net
03-JAN-2007 The 100 Day Plan to End Homelessness: Item One: A Livable Wage
2006
04-DEC-2006 National Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day
06-OCT-2006 Americans Want Comprehensive Health Coverage: Working Group Reports But Fails to Answer
15-SEP-2006 Health Center Reauthorization Pending Act NOW to Continue HCH Program
01-SEP-2006 Census Reports Over 46 Million  Americans Without Health Insurance
30-AUG-2006 Voter registration week
27-JULY-2006 Call for action to protect public housing
11-JULY-2006 Don't Give Up HOPE - Improve Access to SSI/SSDI
25-MAY-2006 HCH Policy Statements for 2006
19-APR-2006 Cosponsors Needed for Health Center Reauthorization
06-APR-2006 Expand HUD's Definition of Homelessness
14-MAR-2006 Internally Displaced Persons
24-FEB-2006 Action Needed Now to Improve the FY 2007 Budget
02-FEB-2006 Building a More Perfect Union - Advocate Now for REAL Health Care Reform
20-JAN-2006 A Call for Public Health Authorities to Track and Respong to Homeless Deaths
2005
06-DEC-2005 National Homeless Persons Memorial Day, December 21, 2005
02-NOV-2005 Homelessness and Poverty After the Storms
21-OCT-2005 Support Affordable Housing and Voting Rights at the same time!
21-SEP-2005 Urgent Health Care Measure Under Consideration.
12-SEP-2005 Rebuild no shelters.
07-SEP-2005 Save Medicaid from drug overcharges.
31-AUG-2005 A Labor Day Call for Fair Compensation.
25-AUG-2005 Keep the Hope Grants alive.
12-AUG-2005 How to Protect Medicaid This Week.
22-JUL-2005 Celebrate the birthday of Medicare.
11-JUL-2005 Health & Housing Appropriations Move to Senate.
06-JUL-2005 Legislative Progress for Affordable Housing
23-JUN-2005 Improve Federal Funding to Fight Homelessness
17-JUN-2005 Help Extend the Reach of the PATH Program
31-MAY-2005 Section Eight Rental Assistance Program in Peril
17-MAY-2005 HCH Policy Symposium.
21-MAR-2005 Health Care for the Homeless Week 2005.
14-MAR-2005 Medicaid threatened in Congress.
12-FEB-2005 The left hand giveth. The right hand taketh away.
06-JAN-2005 Signs of National Unity in Support of Medicaid.
The articles below have been archived. Please contact the council for reprints.
2004
29-DEC-2004 2005 Appropriations Roundup.
23-NOV-2004 National Homeless Persons Memorial Day.
28-OCT-2004 Candidates' health reform plans and recommendations for post election activities.
27-SEP-2004 Register, Educate, Mobilize!: National groups conduct voter registration campaign.
21-SEP-2004 Extend State Medicaid fiscal relief (FMAP increases).
21-SEP-2004 Support legislation to raise minimum PATH allocation to states/territories.
10-SEP-2004 Support discharge petition for National Housing Trust Fund bill.
11-AUG-2004 VA/HUD funding bill threatens housing/homeless assistance programs.
15-JUL-2004 President's FY 2005 budget proposal would increase homelessness.
12-JUN-2004 HCH Policy Symposium events.
03-JUN-2004 2004 Policy Statements.
07-MAY-2004 Stop immediate cuts to Housing Voucher program.
29-APR-2004 Budget provisions for 2005 would cut Medicaid, reduce affordable housing.
09-APR-2004 HUD budget belies promise of Chronic Initiative.
12-FEB-2004 Growing awareness of health care crisis.<
13-JAN-2004 Response to Mayors' annual report on homelessness.
2003
15-DEC-2003 Year End Special Edition.
9-DEC-2003 National Homeless Persons' Memorial Day.
17-NOV-2003 Housing is Health Care.
27-OCT-2003 Appropriations Roundup: Increases Likely.
08-OCT-2003 Prescription Drug Coverage for ALL Medicare Beneficiaries.
30-SEPT-2003 Everybody In! Nobody Out! Part Two: Universal Health Care Campaigns at the State Level.
03-SEPT-2003 Everybody In! Nobody Out! Part One: Universal Health Care Developments at the National Level.
25-JULY-2003 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Reauthorization Concerns.
11-JULY-2003 Housing Voucher Call-In Days.
13-JUNE-2003 Appropriations Decisions Imminent.
06-JUNE-2003 Campaign Launched to Bring America Home!
02-JUNE-2003 Urgent Action Needed to Block Damaging Medicaid Proposal.
16-MAY-2003 Policy Statements for 2003 - Real Solutions to the Crises of Health Care and Homelessness.
09-MAY-2003 Planning to participate in the 2003 HCH Policy Symposium? Let us know today!
19-MAR-2003 Medicaid Reform, Medicaid Cuts and Increasing the Medicaid Matching Rate.
19-MAR-2003 Pursuing Peace, Still Growing Coalitions Offer Actions for Peace in Time of War.
18-MAR-2003 Health Care, Homelessness & the Politics of Exclusion: Ralph Nader to Address Policy Symposium.
03-MAR-2003 Housing Trust Fund Campaign Gains Ground.
21-FEB-2003 Support Health Care Access Resolution.
04-FEB-2003 A Plea for Peace.
03-FEB-2003 Support Increase in Federal Share of Medicaid Funding.
14-JAN-2003

Medicaid Threatened in the Coming Year.
2002
19-DEC-2002 Act NOW to Ensure Adequate Funding for HCH Projects.
11-NOV-2002 Health Care Justice Requires Peace.
04-NOV-2002 Redouble Efforts Toward Universal Health Care Continuing the Legacy of Senator Paul Wellstone.
08-OCT-2002 Help Increase SSI Outreach to Homeless Persons.
30-SEP-2002 House Vote on HCH Reauthorization, October 1, 2002.
05-SEP-2002 Call Dick Armey Today to Increase Pressure for HCH Reauthorization.
05-JUL-2002 A Message to Martinez: Support the National Affordable Housing Trust Fund!
17-JUN-2002 2002 Policy Statements Now Available.
13-JUN-2002 My Kind of Town: Advocacy Begins at Home.
05-JUN-2002 Congressional Targets Identified for Health Care Access Resolution.
10-APR-2002 National Call-in Day for Universal Health Care.
27-MAR-2002 Medicaid Waivering?
02-FEB-2002 New Momentum for Universal Health Care.
18-JAN-2002 FY2002 Appropriations Finalized.
2001
17-DEC-2001 Act Today to Reauthorize Health Care for the Homeless Before Congress Adjourns for the Holidays.
31-OCT-2001 National Day of Housing Action - November 14th.
02-OCT-2001 Act Now to Promote Housing as a Needed Economic Stimulus.
19-SEP-2001 Longing for Peace; Working for Justice.
04-SEP-2001 Urge Congress To Reauthorize Health Center Programs.
30-AUG-2001 Encourage Participation in Upcoming Policy Academies.
26-JUN-2001 A Better Band-Aid?
24-JUN-2001 2001 HCH Policy Statements Now Available.
23-JUN-2001 Congressional Homeless Health Champions.
10-JUN-2001 Affordable Housing Trust Fund Legislation To Be Introduced.
18-MAY-2001 Help Fund Mental Health and Addictions Treatment Services for Homeless People.
17-MAY-2001 Join Advocates for Poor and Homeless People.
06-MAY-2001 Vital Signs: Universal Health Care Revisited.
15-MAR-2001 Reserve 5% of Your Tax Cut For Affordable Housing.
27-FEB-2001 Prepare To Apply For Homeless Addictions Services Funding.
05-JAN-2001 Families USA and Health Insurance Association of America Propose Insurance Expansion.
2000
20-DEC-2000 A Year of HCH Advocacy Successes.
06-DEC-2000 Urgent Message To Congress: Fund Health Services Programs Today!
20-NOV-2000 A Tool to Make Managed Care More Responsive: Purchasing Specifications.
16-OCT-2000 Urge the President to Include Homeless Provisions in Budget Law.
10-OCT-2000 Take Action for Health Care Justice Week.