News & Updates

Aligning for Health thanks you for introducing the Housing Alignment and Coordination of Critical and Effective Supportive Health Services (ACCESS) Act (H.R 7647/S2932), which would increase support for millions of low-income Americans on Medicaid by aligning housing and healthcare resources to address the interconnected challenges posed towards people experiencing homelessness, mental health issues, and substance use disorders.

Aligning for Health thanks you for introducing the Community Health worker Access ACT (S. 3892), which aims to expand the services that community health workers (CHWs) may receive Medicare reimbursement for to include preventive services and those that address social determinants of health and would encourage states to implement the option to reimburse for CHW services under Medicaid.

Aligning for Health thanks you for introducing the Addressing Whole Health in Medicare Advantage Act (H.R. 5746), which would expand access to critically important supplemental benefits for a larger number of Medicare Advantage enrollees who need more robust services to effectively manage their health, including enrollees low-income enrollees and individuals with chronic conditions, at high-risk for hospitalizations, or who require intensive care coordination.

Aligning for Health thanks you for introducing the Healthy Affordable Housing Act (HR 8186), which would direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to establish a grant and loan program that provides amounts to eligible entities to use to develop, create, or preserve qualifying affordable dwelling units in neighborhoods that are indicated by the Secretary to have shortages of affordable housing.