Our Impact

Health System Transformation — Community Catalyst has been awarded a five-year $14.8 million legacy grant by The Atlantic Philanthropies to develop and promote a consumer agenda around “health system transformation,” fundamental changes reshaping health care delivery in America.

Community Catalyst Alliance for Children's Health — Community Catalyst worked with advocates in Ohio to increase awareness among Medicaid county offices about the ICHIA provision, which allows immigrant children and pregnant women to be covered under Medicaid without a five-year bar. Previously, the eligibility of these populations was largely unknown to those involved in enrollment in Ohio. Through our policy support, our advocates have become the to go-to resource for ICHIA work in Ohio for a variety of stakeholders.

Southern Health Partners — Community Catalyst increased philanthropic investment in Southern states in 2014, directing new funding to Southern states for campaigns to close coverage gaps, to help connect consumers with the coverage they need and to help consumers navigate their new coverage. Despite challenging political environments and sparse support from their states, advocates in our 12 Southern Health Partners states have helped 3.5 million Americans enroll in coverage and provided peace of mind to countless families.

Substance Use Disorders — We are boosting a national movement to help young people stay on a healthy path by expanding access to alcohol and drug prevention and counseling. Our new multimillion-dollar initiative is engaging advocates in five states and generating media coverage that is bringing more people-power to the movement.

Substance Use Disorders — Advocates from 16 states working to expand prevention, coverage, treatment and recovery from alcohol and drug problems recharged their batteries, learned from national experts and forged new cross-state bonds at our second annual Substance Use Disorders Advocacy Convening.

Substance Use Disorders — With messaging and policy support from Community Catalyst, Florida advocates built support for closing the coverage gap through a week-long social media campaign featuring compelling stories of people with alcohol and drug problems.

Dental Access Project — The Dental Access Project released a first-of-its-kind report on the Economic Viability of Dental Therapists that educated stakeholders, changed the conversation about mid-level dental providers and garnered national media attention.

Non-Profit Conversions and Health Philanthropy — Partnered with advocates to stop for-profit conversions of BlueCross BlueShield in Kansas, Maryland and Ohio and protect consumers from rate increases and bad insurance practices

Voices for Better Health — Health plans are actively using our toolkit to develop advisory committees, often comprised of consumers directly recruited by our advocates. One grantee referred 20 out of the 25 members selected for one plan's committee.

ACA Implementation Fund — The Pennsylvania Health Access Network, with the support of the ACA Fund, was able to transfer the conversation about expanding Medicaid from politics to people. Across Pennsylvania, coalition partners such as SEIU and Pathways PA launched a photo campaign, highlighting individuals in need of or in support of Medicaid expansion.

Community Catalyst Alliance for Children's Health — NEACH worked with Rhode Island advocates to win the inclusion of pediatric dental benefits in plans on the state’s Marketplace. The pediatric dental premiums must meet a medical loss ratio – most of the premium must go to patient care versus company administration, salaries and profits – which goes beyond ACA requirements.

Prescription Access Litigation — Successful litigation in 12 class action lawsuits led by PAL coalition members have won more than $1.3 billion from the drug industry, funding 22 settlements for consumers, health plans and pro-consumer class action law firms.

Roadmaps to Health Community Grants — Roadmaps' grantee The Community Service Society of New York succeeded in its campaign to pass paid sick days legislation in New York City. In late June, despite the Mayor’s veto, the City Council overrode the Mayor’s veto by a vote of 47 to 4, making paid sick days law.

State Consumer Health Advocacy — We debunked widely reported threats of increased premium rates (‘rate shock’) by drafting an issue brief and hosting a conference call to clarify misconceptions about rate increases. A number of states used this information to provide correct information and dispel concerns about increased rates in press interviews.

State Consumer Health Advocacy — We provided extensive support to Minnesota advocates in their successful campaign to introduce a Basic Health Plan option – more affordable coverage for people who don’t qualify for Medicaid – in 2015. This is a win for low-income Minnesotans, and an important step toward promoting Basic Health Plan in states across the country.

Prescription Reform — Community Catalyst has published six toolkits designed to assist university leaders, faculty, staff and medical students in successfully adopting and improving policies to address conflicts of interest and to promote transparent interactions with the pharmaceutical and device industries.

Hospital Accountability Project — New Community Health Needs Assessment federal regulations require hospitals to address disparities in health care, a key issue Community Catalyst pushed for in comments throughout the rule-making process. The regulations also acknowledge the impact of medical debt on community health, a connection Community Catalyst emphasized in comments.