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• Community Catalyst Supports Comprehensive Bill to End Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health (September 16, 2011)
• Community Catalyst Receives Kresge Grant to Improve Consumer Engagement in Hospital Community Benefit Programs (September 06, 2011)
• Faith, Labor, Health And Anti-Poverty Groups Urge President Obama To Seek Shared Sacrifices From Wealthy In Debt Reduction Plan (August 30, 2011)
• ACA Enrollment Eligibility Rules Create Clear Pathway to Coverage for Millions of Uninsured Americans (August 12, 2011)
• Consumer Group Alarmed By Risks To U.S. Drugs, Urges Congress To Act (July 12, 2011)
• Leading Consumer Group Calls Proposed Exchange Regulations Important Step In Giving Consumers Control In Health Insurance Decisions (July 11, 2011)
• Community Catalyst Criticizes Supreme Court Decision Striking Down Vermont Law Protecting Prescription Records (June 23, 2011)
• Consumer Advocates Thank 41 Senators For Vowing To Fight Severe Cuts To Medicaid (June 09, 2011)
• Consumers Applaud Senate for Standing Firm Against Cuts to Medicare and Medicaid (May 25, 2011)
• Consumer And Faith-Based Groups: Vote On 1099 Repeal Hurts Low- And Moderate-Income Americans (April 05, 2011)
• Ryan Budget Pulls the Rug Out from Under Seniors, People with Disabilities, and Struggling Families (April 05, 2011)
• Defunding Key Parts of the Affordable Care Act Will Harm the Health of Children and Families (March 31, 2011)
• The Affordable Care Act Turns 1: Americans Have Health Security, Better Care (March 23, 2011)
• Faith and Consumer Organizations Urge Senate to Protect the New Health Law (February 02, 2011)
• Florida Court Ruling on Affordable Care Act Would Deny Health Security to Millions of Americans (January 31, 2011)
• Repeal of Affordable Care Act Would Turn Back the Clock on Health Security for All Americans (January 19, 2011)
• Leading Consumer Group Says Rate Review Regulations Will Help Protect Consumers from Rising Health Insurance Costs (December 21, 2010)
• The 'Dual Eligible' Opportunity -- Improving Care and Reducing Costs for Individuals Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid (December 13, 2010)
• Leading Consumer Group Lauds New Regulations Ensuring Premium Dollars Go to Medical Care, Not Profit (November 22, 2010)
• Launch of CMS Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation is an Important Step toward Better, More Coordinated Care for Patients and Their Caregivers (November 18, 2010)
• W.K. Kellogg Foundation Supports Community-led Efforts in Five States To Increase Oral Health Care Access by Adding Dental Therapists to the Dental Team (November 17, 2010)
• Leading Consumer Group Says New Consumer Assistance Grants Will Help People Get The Information They Need To Understand New Health Care Options (October 19, 2010)
• Massachusetts Health Advocate Appointed To National Health Care Workforce Commission: Appointments made by head of the GAO (September 30, 2010)
• Pro-Consumer Affordable Care Act Provisions Go Live, Provide Americans with More Secure, Reliable Health Care (September 23, 2010)
• New Community Catalyst Report (July 28, 2010)
• Leading Consumer Group Lauds Berwick Recess Appointment (July 07, 2010)
• Consumer groups applaud tough new FDA standards for TV drug ads (June 25, 2010)
• Few Tax-Exempt Hospitals Adequately Inform Needy Patients About Charity Care (May 05, 2010)
• Community Catalyst Joins Launch of Campaign For Better Care (April 08, 2010)
• Community Catalyst Congratulates our Board Member and Advocate Partners in Becoming 2010 Consumer Liaison Representatives (April 02, 2010)
• Community Catalyst: Reform’s passage “a profound victory for Americans” (March 21, 2010)
• Community Catalyst supports Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (March 20, 2010)
• New report shows middle class hardest hit in affording health coverage (March 17, 2010)
• Community Catalyst supports Reform Immigration for America March (March 16, 2010)
• Sign the "Health Care Reform Can't Wait" Petition Today! (March 08, 2010)
• Massachusetts Patients, Doctors, Small Businesses and Scott Brown Supporters Call for National Health Care Reform in New Video (March 07, 2010)
• Bipartisan Health Care Summit Shows the Choice is Clear: Real Reform or the Status Quo: Congress must move forward with the President's Plan for Comprehensive Health Reform (February 26, 2010)
• Community Catalyst President Kate Villers receives award for leading consumer health care advocates (February 02, 2010)
• Community Catalyst's New Report focuses on the Next Phase of Advocacy (January 25, 2010)
• Americans Still Need Health Care Reform: The work for quality, affordable health care must go on (January 20, 2010)
• Community Catalyst joins hundreds in Washington for Affordability Summit (January 13, 2010)
• 750+ national, state and local leaders ask President Obama, Congress to make affordability a priority in final health reform legislation (January 07, 2010)
• Colorado Prescription Coalition seeks pharmaceutical marketing reforms (January 01, 2010)
• Minnesota Prescription Coalition seeks prescribing, pharma marketing reforms (January 01, 2010)
• Wisconsin coalition looks to pharmaceutical marketing reforms (January 01, 2010)
• Community Catalyst Hails Passage of the Senate Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Bill will make historic improvements in the lives of millions of Americans; passage is a tribute to Senator Ted Kennedy (December 24, 2009)
• Community Catalyst Praises Senate For Vote to Move Health Reform Closer to Passage: Statement of Robert Restuccia, Executive Director of Community Catalyst regarding the Senate’s cloture vote on the Senate Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (December 21, 2009)
• Community Catalyst Lauds Senate for Improving Consumer Protections in Health Reform Bill: Bill would improve the lives of millions of Americans (December 19, 2009)
• Community Catalyst Endorses the Senate Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Bill would make historic improvements in the lives of millions of Americans (December 18, 2009)
• New England Alliance for Children’s Health honored for Transformational Policy Leadership (December 07, 2009)
• U.S. Senate Health Reform Bill Makes Great Strides in Improving the Coverage, Quality and Affordability of Health Care for Americans (November 20, 2009)
• New Health Care Poll: Voters 2-1 more concerned about affordability for families than overall cost of health reform legislation; say premium levels being considered in the Senate are too high (November 16, 2009)
• Clinical rigor and bending the cost curve: Policies and process in the MassHealth Pharmacy Program (November 13, 2009)
• House Passage of Health Reform Answers the Call of History (November 07, 2009)
• National and State Consumer Groups Endorse the House Health Reform Bill and Urge Swift Passage (November 05, 2009)
• Now is the Time - Show your support for HR3962 (November 05, 2009)
• Affordable Coverage for Low-Income Americans at Stake as Senate Merges Two Starkly Different Health Reform Bills (October 19, 2009)
• Major consumer, faith, patient & civil rights groups rally on affordability for families (September 16, 2009)
• "40 Days for Health Reform": Consumers, patients go to the Hill for affordable care for families (September 14, 2009)
• National Consumer, Faith and Patient Groups Call for Strong Health Reform Affordability Protections for Families (September 14, 2009)
• Court approves $350 million settlement in drug pricing fraud lawsuit (August 04, 2009)
• Community Catalyst and PICO praise House's move to reduce premiums (July 31, 2009)
• Small Business and Health Care Highlighted by Obama, Media (June 23, 2009)
• Congratulations to Cindy Mann, New Director of the Center for Medicaid and State Operations (May 29, 2009)
• New Report: Special Delivery: How Coordinated Care Programs Can Improve Quality and Save Costs (May 28, 2009)
• Community Catalyst applauds Vermont for fortifying pharmaceutical gifts ban, transparency law (May 11, 2009)
• Success of Health Reform Hinges on Affordability (May 05, 2009)
• New Report: Raising Cigarette Taxes Across the South Offers Relief for Regional Budget and Health Problems (April 28, 2009)
• Community Catalyst’s statement on the Vermont District Court Decision to Uphold Data-mining Ban (April 24, 2009)
• Community Catalyst calls on government leaders to stop the surge in the number of underinsured Americans (April 15, 2009)
• New Resource for Advocates: Defending Medicaid in Hard Times (March 27, 2009)
• Final settlement of two conspiracy lawsuits rolls back prices on hundreds of drugs (March 19, 2009)
• Americans overwhelmingly believe nonprofit hospital should provide charity care (March 17, 2009)
• HHS candidate Kathleen Sebelius’ Community Catalyst Connection (March 10, 2009)
• New Report: Expanding Coverage for Dependents (February 11, 2009)
• New Report: Saving Money by Improving Medicaid (January 27, 2009)
• Community Catalyst Head Speaks at Mass. Town Hall Meeting on Health Care Reform (January 08, 2009)
• Free Care Policies Drastically Different Across the Country (December 18, 2008)
• New Web Resource for Advocates: Tobacco Tax Campaign Guide (December 18, 2008)
• Community Catalyst releases a new handbook on national health reform (December 11, 2008)
• New Report: Getting What We Pay For: Reducing Wasteful Medical Spending (December 11, 2008)
• The Prescription Project Petitions FDA to Order Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Companies to Remove Illegal Internet Ads (December 04, 2008)
• Prescription Project director pens article on drug industry transparency (November 05, 2008)
• HCFA, MA health reform play a role in Obama's health proposals (October 30, 2008)
• New Report: Almost There: Covering the Remaining Uninsured Children in Rhode Island (October 30, 2008)
• Generics are Powerful Medicine launches new website and video (October 16, 2008)
• New Report: Healthy San Francisco: A Case Study of City Level Health Reform (September 02, 2008)
• Massachusetts Health Reform: What's the Real Story? (August 19, 2008)
• Health Care Advocacy Group Calls Missouri Hospital Overcharging Settlement Inadequate in Amicus Brief (August 08, 2008)
• Labor Unions File Objection to Paxil Pediatric Class Action Settlement - Union Benefit Funds Criticize as Unfair, Call on Court to Reject It (August 01, 2008)
• Prescription Reform Groups Urge Bias-Free Information For Doctors; Senate, House Bill Introduced Today (August 01, 2008)
• The Special Needs Plan Consumer Education Project releases comments on Medicare Advantage program (July 16, 2008)
• Consumer Group Says Stronger Federal Measures Needed to Ensure Vulnerable Patients Get High Quality Care (June 30, 2008)
• New Efforts to Combat Underinsurance as Numbers Nationwide Increase Dramatically (June 17, 2008)
• AMSA, RxP release PharmFree Scorecard (June 06, 2008)
• Community Catalyst Announces Request for Proposals in 3 States to Support Improved Health Care Access for the Underinsured (June 03, 2008)
• Generics Are Powerful Medicine Announces National Grant Recipients (May 20, 2008)
• Newly-unsealed documents shed light on Abbott Labs’ 400% Norvir price hike (May 12, 2008)
• The Prescription Project collects signatures for petition regarding the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (May 05, 2008)
• Community Catalyst Uses Class Action Settlement Funds to Support State Efforts to Improve Health Care for the Underinsured (April 23, 2008)
• Community Catalyst Executive Director Wins Prestigious Public Health Award (April 21, 2008)
• New Report to Aid Consumer Advocates in Navigating Individual Mandates (March 26, 2008)
• Community Catalyst helps Consumers Union collect signatures for petition regarding TV drug ads (March 18, 2008)
• Consumer Group Guide Highlights Benefits and Risks of Medicare Advantage Special Needs Plans (February 29, 2008)
• Foundations to Strengthen State Health Care Reform Advocacy (February 09, 2008)
• Health Care Reform Advocacy in 12 States Set to Receive a Boost (February 05, 2008)
• Consumers Act to Address Health Care Crisis in New Orleans (January 17, 2008)
• Community Catalyst and Families USA Announce the Release of a New Web-Based Guide to State Health Reform for Advocates (January 16, 2008)
• Prescription Project lauds D.C. City Council for reining in pharmaceutical marketing with Safe Rx Act (January 11, 2008)
• Community Catalyst Announces First Round of Grant Awards to Support Improved Health Care Access for the Underinsured (January 08, 2008)
• National Consumer Health Organization Responds to Special Needs Plans Provisions Contained in Congress’s Medicare Legislation (December 21, 2007)
• Consumer Group Applauds IRS Steps Toward Improving Community Accountability for Nonprofit Hospitals (December 20, 2007)
• New Analysis of Massachusetts Health Reform Shows Initial Success, But Challenges Remain (December 13, 2007)
• National Consumer Health Organization Releases Analysis of State Standards for Nonprofit Hospital Community Benefits (December 05, 2007)
• Community Catalyst and the Alosa Foundation Announce the Generics Are Powerful Medicine Program Aimed at Educating Consumers About Generic Drugs (November 26, 2007)
• Community Catalyst Launches Unique Web-Based Tool to Help Advocates Improve Hospital Policies for the Uninsured and Underinsured (October 31, 2007)
• The Prescription Project report shows industry spends $50 million-a-year marketing cough and cold medicines for children despite evidence of risks (October 18, 2007)
• Prescription Project-National Physicians Alliance join forces to stem negative influence of drug industry marketing on health care (October 16, 2007)
• Consumer Groups Weigh In on Community Benefit Standards for Nonprofit, Tax-Exempt Hospitals (September 27, 2007)
• Consumer Groups Urge IRS to Improve Community Accountability for Nonprofit Hospitals (September 13, 2007)
• Prescription Project Calls BMC-BUSM Conflict-of-Interest Guidelines Among the Top in the Nation (September 07, 2007)
• Prescription Project Calls Prescriber Data Lawsuits Flawed (August 31, 2007)
• Community Catalyst Outlines Key Elements to Consider for Health Insurance “Connectors” (July 17, 2007)
• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation & Community Catalyst Announce $12M Effort to Support Consumer Advocacy for Health Care Coverage (July 15, 2007)
• Community Catalyst Announces Request for Proposals in 15 States to Support Improved Health Care Access for the Underinsured (July 02, 2007)
• Federal Judge Allows Zyprexa Class Action to Go Forward (June 29, 2007)
• Consumer Group Recommends Improved Accountability and Appropriate Payment for Medicare Advantage Special Needs Plans (June 28, 2007)
• Federal Court Rules Against Three Drug Companies in Average Wholesale Price Case (June 21, 2007)
• PAL Announces First Bitter Pill Award of 2007 to GlaxoSmithKline: 'With Allies Like This, Who Needs Enemas?’ Award (June 07, 2007)
• PAL and Public Citizen Secure Improved Settlement for Parents of Children Who Were Prescribed Paxil (May 08, 2007)
• States Move Forward With Prescription Drug Reform As NH Appeals US District Court Ruling (May 08, 2007)
• New Survey Shows 89% of New Englanders Support Expanding SCHIP to Cover All Uninsured Children (May 01, 2007)
• National-State Alliance Aims to Reduce Medical Conflicts-Interest Through Improving Patient Care, Lowering Drugs Costs (April 26, 2007)
• Ties between drug companies and physicians still too strong (April 26, 2007)
• Community Catalyst Releases New Research on Health Care Affordability (April 18, 2007)
• Doctors Under the Influence (April 10, 2007)
• PAL & AFSCME DC 37 announce $24 million settlement with Serono in case alleging illegal promotion of AIDS drug Serostim (February 20, 2007)
• New Campaign Champions Changes in Medical Prescribing to End Conflicts of Interest (February 12, 2007)
• PAL Announces Major Settlement with First Databank (October 06, 2006)
• Benchmark Report Highlights Impact of the Consumer Voice in Addressing Health Care Reform (October 03, 2006)
• Boston Non-profit Receives New MacArthur Foundation Award for “Creative and Effective” Institutions (August 24, 2006)
• Average Wholesale Price GSK Settlement (August 10, 2006)
• American Hospital Association Billing Guidance Fails to Protect Nation's Most Vulnerable (May 02, 2006)
• Consumer Advocates Call on FDA to Ban Prescription Drugs "Coupons” (April 10, 2006)
• National, State and Local Health Activists Praise Passage of New York Hospital Billing Law (April 06, 2006)
• Consumer Advocates Praise Oregon Hospital’s Settlement of Billing and Collection Lawsuit (November 01, 2005)
• National Consumer Coalition Criticizes Drug Industry Advertising Guidelines as “Toothless and Inadequate” (July 22, 2005)
• One Hospital Stay Away From Bankruptcy (February 02, 2005)
• Consumer Advocates Praise Mississippi Hospital System’s Decision to Provide Free Health Care to the Uninsured (August 06, 2004)
• IOM Recommendation on Health Care Workforce Diversity Already Being Pioneered in New York and Massachusetts (February 06, 2004)