Publications and Analyses
Original reports, analyses, and publications from CHN and our partners raise awareness of human needs issues and inform the public and key decision-makers.
Feature: Letters to Congress
National Group Sign-On Letter Urges Congress to Quickly Enact No Less Than American Rescue Plan
February 5, 2021
On February 4th, over 100 national organizations including the Coalition on Human Needs called on the United States Congress to enact swiftly no less than what is called for in President Biden’s American Rescue Plan. Without speedy and comprehensive action, "...families that could have managed will be pushed into poverty and deaths that could have been avoided due to the pandemic will occur."
CHN letter to all U.S. Senators demands COVID-19 relief
September 25, 2020
CHN on Friday, Sept. 25 sent a letter to all 100 U.S. Senators demanding COVID-19 relief. It reads in part, "The pandemic has imperiled your constituents’ economic well-being and their health. COVID-19 cases are again rising, and as we enter the colder months, the threat will increase. The moratorium on evictions expires at the end of the year. If you leave now without acting, millions of people, unable to come up with one or more months of unpaid rent, will face eviction."
CHN’s letter to all members of the U.S. Senate urging Senators to extend U.S. Census reporting deadlines
August 10, 2020
CHN's letter to all members of the U.S. Senate urging Senators to extend statutory reporting deadlines for apportionment and redistricting data for the 2020 Census to April 30, 2021, extend the deadline to transmit state population totals to that date, prohibit the Bureau and the President from sending the relevant data to the Congress in advance of those deadlines, and to allocate $400 million to address Census Bureau operational challenges.
MOST RECENT PUBLICATIONS
CBPP: Georgia’s 1332 Waiver Proposal Puts Coverage at Risk for Tens of Thousands
January 24, 2020
Georgia’s waiver is the first to try to take advantage of the Trump Administration’s guidance weakening standards for 1332 waivers and the first to incorporate the Administration’s recommendations for these waivers. By fleshing out these proposals, the waiver shows how they endanger consumers and fail the statutory tests for 1332 waivers. Specifically, Georgia seeks to cap the total amount of assistance available to help low- and moderate-income people pay premiums – rationing subsidies if costs would otherwise exceed the cap; make subsidies available for plans that have individual deductibles as high as $17,000, about twice the ACA limit; and eliminate the ACA marketplace in the state, instead requiring consumers to enroll in coverage through private web-brokers or insurers. Our paper finds that these policies would put coverage for tens of thousands of Georgians at risk and would leave others with less comprehensive or less affordable coverage. The Brookings paper details the many ways in which the proposal violates federal law.
CHN opposes Trump Administration’s latest attempt to create hardship for immigrants by drastically raising application fees
January 6, 2020
CHN opposes Trump Administration's latest attempt to create hardship for immigrants by drastically raising application fees
CHN joins amicus brief supporting immigration relief for Haitians; opposes Trump Administration effort to end TPS
January 6, 2020
The Coalition on Human Needs has joined an amicus brief supporting immigration relief for Haitians and opposing a Trump Administration effort to end TPS.
