Community Catalyst: In The News

The New York Times: Racing to Spread Word About New Health Plans

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0500

Bloomberg News: Uninsured Americans Get Hit with Biggest Hospital Bills

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500

FierceHealthCare: Nonprofit Hospitals Defend High CEO Pay

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0600

Charlotte Observer: Compensation Jumps for Charlotte's Top Hospital Executives

Thu, 07 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0600

Washington Post: Health Care Law Requires Additional Dental Benefits for Children

Tue, 15 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0600

Boston Globe: Will National Health Reform Close Ethnic and Racial Disparities

Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0600

NAIC Names Community Catalyst Staff as a Consumer Liaison Representative for 2013

Mon, 26 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0600

Health Progress: Advocate, Enroll: Dual Strategy for Catholic Hospitals

Sat, 10 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0600

The Oregonian: Hospital charity care in Oregon sinks as debate over standards grows

Mon, 05 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0600

Modern Healthcare: Against the Rules

Sat, 29 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0500

The Boston Globe: Medical Debt in Massachusetts

Mon, 10 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Minnesota Star Tribune: Dental Therapists Bridge Gap

Mon, 16 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0500

The Boston Globe: What happens next in state, national health care?

Sun, 01 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0500

The Washington Post: The Supreme Court surprise: Medicaid ruling could reduce coverage

Thu, 28 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0500

MSN Health & Fitness: America Awaits Supreme Court's Ruling on Health Reform Law

Mon, 18 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Boston Globe: Anticipating Options After Health Ruling

Tue, 05 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0500

The Portland Press Herald: Patients may not know how to get free care

Thu, 10 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500

The Portland Press Herald: State's hospitals double free care over five years

Thu, 10 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500

The Chronicle of Philanthropy: With an Eye on the Court, Foundations Help States Adopt Health Law

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Raleigh News & Observer: Advocates push for N.C. Patient Protection

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Charlotte Observer: N.C. does little to protect patients

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Charlotte Observer: Most NC Hospitals are Slim on Charity Care

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Los Angeles Times: Health 411: Small-Business Health Plan Premiums Up? Options Exist

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0500

VIDEO: Thanks, Affordable Care Act

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0500

WBUR: Dental Therapists Are Debated for Filling Coverage Gaps

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600

Democracy Now!: NY Hospitals Saddle Uninsured Patients with Massive Debt Despite $100s of Millions in Gov't Aid

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600

Stateline: Spread of Soda Tax Fizzles

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600

CRAIN's Chicago: Creative Accounting

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0600

Capsules The Kaiser Health News Blog: Advocates Demand Clarity about Options for Patients in Financial Need

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0600

Rochester Democrat and Chronicle: Battle over generic drugs leaves doctors, drug companies at odds

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0600

Maine Public Broadcasting Network: Lack of Federal Funding Jeopardizes Health Insurance Assistance

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0600

Washington Post: Texas Consumer Health Assistance Program to close after losing federal funding

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0600

Wall Street Journal: Helping Lipitor Live Longer

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0600

Akron Beacon Journal: Smart Ways to Curb Medicare Costs

Fri, 18 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0600

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Supports 12 State and Local Efforts To Improve Health

Wed, 09 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0600

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: We can fix Medicare without gutting services

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0600

New York Times: Congress Questions the I.R.S. About Delays in Its Oversight of Nonprofit Hospitals

Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Charlotte Observer: How to cut health care costs without gutting Medicare

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Leading Consumer, Patient, Senior, Civil Rights Groups Say New ACO Rule a Reasonable Compromise

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0500

WBUR On Point: What's Behind Prescription Drug Shortages

Tue, 04 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Capsules, Kaiser Health News Blog: Poll: Americans Receptive To New Options For Affordable Dental Care

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0500

The Boston Globe: Hospitals Push Hike in Age for Medicare

Fri, 30 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Health Affairs: Foundation's Consumer Advocacy Health Reform Initiative Strengthened Groups' Effectiveness

Thu, 08 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0500

The Hilltop Institute: Strengthening Connections between Non-profit Hospitals and Their Communities: an Interview with Jessica Curtis, Community Catalyst

Thu, 08 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Georgia Health News: High CEO Pay Common at Hospitals Statewide

Wed, 31 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Boston Globe: Taxing Sugary Drinks Should Be Key Tool in Fighting Obesity

Fri, 29 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Boston Globe: Rite Aide to Pay $2.1M in Drug Overcharge Case

Wed, 27 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Caring Across Generations: Community Leaders, U.S. Senators Rally to Defend Medicaid, Medicare Amid Fierce Budget Debates

Tue, 12 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Boston Globe - White Coat Notes: Mass. researchers find Medicaid improves health and reduces money woes

Fri, 08 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Alpine Avalanche: Guest Column: Congress Must Offer Answers on Health Care

Thu, 07 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Nuvo Indiana: Patients drowning in debt, aid policies fail

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Consumer Groups Cheer New Rule on Accountable Care Organizations; Warn Against Setting the Bar Too Low

Mon, 06 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Health Affairs Grant Watch Blog: Fostering Productive Dialogue on Health Reform Implementation

Thu, 19 May 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Des Moines Register: Connecting the dots on access to health care

Mon, 23 May 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Catholic Health World: Catholic health care has honed needs assessment

Mon, 23 May 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Politico: Romney's Law, ACA Very Similar

Fri, 13 May 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Kaiser Health News: Guest Opinion: Federal Efforts Build Momentum to Address Health Inequities

Tue, 03 May 2011 00:00:00 -0500

New York Times: A Fight Over How Drugs are Pitched

Mon, 25 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Scientific American: Health care reform in one state may be harbinger for national effort

Fri, 22 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Los Angeles Times - Money & Company blog: Journalists tackle major healthcare cost, quality issues at national gathering

Tue, 19 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Dr. Bicuspid: 5 states battle over dental therapist legislation

Tue, 19 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0500

California Healthline: Experts look to Mass. for Health Care Lessons

Tue, 19 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0500

New York Times: Pressure Grows to Unwind CVS Merger

Fri, 15 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Campaign for Better Care Lauds Partnership for Patients; Launches Its Own 'Healthy Hospital' Initiative to Advance Safety, Care Coordination in Ways that Benefit the Oldest and Sickest Patients

Tue, 12 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Des Moines Register: Mitt Romney should stop running from his big achievement

Mon, 04 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0500

'National Strategy for Quality Improvement in Health Care' Reflects an Unprecedented Commitment to More Patient-Centered Care and to Improving Communication, Coordination of Care

Tue, 22 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0500

TIME It's Your Money blog: Do Health Insurers Owe You a Refund?

Wed, 16 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0500

60 Minutes: The difficult fight against counterfeit drugs

Fri, 11 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0600

March 14-15 Event -- After Heparin: A Roundtable On Ensuring The Safety Of The U.S. Drug Supply

Wed, 09 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0600

The Telegraph: Illinois may get federal money to look at insurance rates

Thu, 24 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0600

ABC 11 -- Raleigh, Durham NC: Health Benefits for NC Lawmakers, But Not You

Wed, 09 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0600

The Boston Globe: More Get Waivers of Health Insurance

Mon, 07 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0600

Health Affairs Grant Watch Blog: Update on What Foundations Have Been Doing in Oral Health

Mon, 31 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0600

The Colorado Health Foundation: The Expert View -- Winter 2011

Mon, 17 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0600

NPR: California Embraces New Health Care Law

Fri, 07 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0600

ARISE Citizen's Policy Project: Dara Antrum of Community Catalyst offers a national advocate's perspective on health care reform

Fri, 07 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0600

Say Ahhh! A Children's Health Policy Blog: New England Advocates Share Successful Strategies for Growing Children's Coverage

Mon, 03 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0600

The Topeka Capital Journal: KS Program Targets Dentist Gap

Mon, 29 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0600

Boston Globe: Compassionate care can make critical difference, survey says

Tue, 16 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0600

Health Affairs Grant Watch Blog: Helping the Nonprofit Community Understand the Affordable Care Act

Thu, 04 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0500

New York Times: Low-Cost Dental Care Ignites Wide Debate

Tue, 02 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Kansas Health Institute: Figuring Out How to Make Health Reform Work

Fri, 29 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Bloomberg: Drug Coupon Use Soars, Prompting Safety and Spending Concerns

Thu, 28 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0500

BNA Health Law Reporter: As IRS Grapples with 501(r) Issues, Senator Says Hospitals Should Maximize Aid

Fri, 08 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0500

US Government Accountability Office: GAO Announces Appointments to New National Health Care Workforce Commission

Thu, 30 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Department of Health & Human Services: Secretaries Sebelius and Duncan announce national coalition to enroll uninsured kids in health care

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Modern Healthcare: The New Underinsured

Fri, 13 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Denver Post op-ed: Drug Safety and Accountability Act is long overdue

Sat, 14 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0500

BNA: Comment to IRS on 501(r) Implementation Cite Need for Significant Regulatory Guidance

Wed, 11 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0500

6 News Indiana: Not All Hospitals Posting Info to Help Needy

Fri, 06 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0500

The Hill Healthwatch blog: Senate bill would bolster drug safety requirements

Tue, 03 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0500

USA Today: Voters trust drugs made in USA, but few are

Tue, 03 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0500

"Building Better Care Forum" Features Lawmakers, Providers, Experts, Patients & Caregivers

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Survey finds hospital debt dogs patients

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0500

PhRMA's new chief

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Doctors need unbiased info, not a soft sell by drug reps

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Study Examines Potential Medicaid Savings By Ending Consent for Generic Rx Switches

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0500

WGBH's Greater Boston: PAL Director on MA Rx Coupon Bill

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Community Health Workers: Part Of The Solution

Wed, 07 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0500

WSJ Health Blog: How Should TV Drug Ads Talk About Side Effects?

Mon, 28 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0500

National Law Journal: AstraZeneca Settlement Expected to Yield High Payouts to Consumers

Wed, 23 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Politico: It's coverage vs. costs in Mass.

Tue, 15 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Inside Health Reform: Lawmakers Use Tax Bill To Push Pay-For-Delay Limits, Negotiations Continue

Fri, 11 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Health Affairs: Pew Prescription Project made Pharma transparency a priority in health reform

Wed, 09 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0500

NJ Spotlight: New Jersey will see immediate gains from health care reform

Wed, 09 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Wisconsin Radio Network: Reining in the cost of prescription drugs

Thu, 27 May 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Health Beat: Shining a Light on Conflict of Interest in Biomedical Research

Wed, 26 May 2010 00:00:00 -0500

BNA: Community Needs Assessment Provision Provides Opportunities for Exempt Hospitals

Thu, 13 May 2010 00:00:00 -0500

The Nonprofit Quarterly: Nonprofit Hospitals Don't Do Enough To Publicize Charity Care

Thu, 06 May 2010 00:00:00 -0500

NPR: Hospitals Criticized For Keeping Quiet On Charity Care

Wed, 05 May 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Modern Healthcare: Not-for-profits seen lax on sharing charity rules

Wed, 05 May 2010 00:00:00 -0500

The Columbus Dispatch: Advocacy groups say hospitals don't provide enough information to patients about charity care

Wed, 05 May 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Health Leaders: Few Tax-exempt Hospitals Offer Details on Charity Care for Needy Patients

Wed, 05 May 2010 00:00:00 -0500

MetroWest Daily News: New health law brings transparency

Mon, 26 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Star-Telegram: Health care reform will keep newborns with heart defects from insurance rejection

Wed, 07 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Boston Globe: Equity firm in Caritas buyout lacks medical field experience

Fri, 26 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500

BusinessWeek: Cerberus to Buy Caritas Christi in $830 Million Deal

Thu, 25 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Boston Globe: Community Catalyst's Michael Miller talks about effects of national reform in Massachusetts

Tue, 23 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Michael Miller talks about national health reform on "Greater Boston" WGBH

Tue, 23 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Boston Globe: What the health care overhaul means for Massachusetts

Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500

The New York Times: Biologics Boondoggle: An op-ed by Community Catalyst Board Member, Dr. Anthony So

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0600

Newsweek: What Exactly Is Holding Up Health-Care Reform? MIT's Gruber's Answer: Actuarial Value.

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0600

Boston Herald: Diverse group pushes for national health care reform

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0600

New York Times: Don't Give Up Now

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600

HealthDay: The Effect of MA's Special Election on Health Care Reform

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600

The New Republic: Reform a "Raw Deal" for Massachusetts?

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600

Michael Miller on Stand Up! With Pete Dominick (audio)

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600

The Huffington Post: House Health Care Bill: Coalition Pushes To Retain Subsidies

Thu, 07 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600

Newsweek: How Will Health-Care Reform Affect You? Let Us Count The Ways

Wed, 06 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600

Newsweek: Federal Subsidies, Insurance Affordability, and You: A Primer

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Newsweek: Who Would Have Really Won With A Medicare Buy-In? The Young

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0600

MSNBC: Community Catalyst's Marcia Hams talks to Dr. Nancy Snyderman about how drug companies snoop on doctors' prescriptions

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0600

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Associated Press: Senators move to block drugmakers from mining Rx data

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Boston Globe: Worries grow that health overhaul could price out many

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Associated Press: Weak economy puts new spotlight on medical pricing

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Chicago Tribune: States, consumer advocates challenge Rx data mining

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600

WebMD: Community Catalyst's Michael Miller says health reform should be affordable for families, not just government

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Investor's Business Daily: Community Catalyst says Finance amendment could put future cost burdens on consumers

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500

An amendment to the Senate Finance bil by Sen. Charles Grassley that would require premium subsidies to be cut if health reform added to the deficit puts future financing burdens on the shoulds of consumers, Community Catalyst's Michael Miller told Investor's Business Daily.

"If people understand that any cost overruns will come out of their wallets, there could be a lot of popular discontent," he said.

The subsidies in the Finance bill would help people at 134 - 400 percent of the federal poverty line to pay their insurance premiums, but the Grassley amendment, which passed, could leave people unable to afford coverage.

The Finance bill is currently being merged with the Senate HELP committee bill, and consumer advocates are working to shore up the subsidies during that process.

Boston Globe: All sides go on attack as senator issues health plan

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Boston Globe: Beat back challenges to policies on doctors' perks

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500

"To be sure, collaboration between industry and physicians is essential to medical advances," wrote Hams. "However, such partnerships should be guided by independent scientific research, not unscientific marketing. When physicians become industry mouthpieces, patients have a right to question whether their doctor is being unduly influenced."

Modern Healthcare: Data-miners vow to fight bans

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500

New Documentary Spotlights Hospital Whistleblowers in Georgia

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Do No Harm tells the story of two reluctant whistleblowers in a small Georgia town who endure relentless attacks as they struggle to draw national attention to hospital corruption and the plight of the uninsured.

For more information about Do No Harm, local screenings and purchasing the DVD, go to the film's website.

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Cleveland Plain Dealer: Patient fees for hospital maintenance causes fury

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Wall Street Journal: Patient Upside Murky in Drug-Price Cases

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0500

The prices of hundreds of brand-name drugs are about to be cut 4%, and millions of Americans may soon receive a check in the mail as compensation for having overpaid for their prescriptions. But the extent to which the average consumer will benefit isn't yet clear.

Congressional Quarterly: When Being Insured Doesn't Mean Being Protected

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0500

The group defines the underinsured as middle-class workers who spend 10 percent or more of their income on out-of-pocket medical expenses, and low-income workers who spend 5 percent or more of their income on health care.

USA Today: In patients' hunt for care, doctor database 'a place to start'

Fri, 15 May 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Unless you've had heart trouble in Schenectady, N.Y., you've probably never heard of cardiologist Steven Weitz. But he has made a difference in this leafy town of 60,000 on the Mohawk River.

Weitz has helped usher in major changes in how local paramedics, emergency room staff and heart specialists treat heart attacks so doctors can clear patients' clogged arteries as quickly as possible.

Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Hospitals mine data to identify those likely to pay

Sun, 19 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0500

As an Equifax executive, Arvind Krishnaswami saw the chronic gap between what hospitals billed patients and what they received. Hospitals, collecting an average of 10 cents on a dollar, wrote off “a staggering amount of bad debt,” he said.

That disparity gave Krishnaswami the impetus to form Roswell-based Medlytix in 2006, joining a wave of companies that use data to help hospitals improve their back-office accounts.

Time: Selling Out to Growth

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0500

About one-third of Americans who qualify for public assistance haven't signed up. That amounts to millions of people needlessly going without food stamps, low-income housing or health insurance.

This predicament is what RealBenefits, a Boston-based software start-up, was created to solve. The five-person firm's Web database circumvents complicated government paperwork with easy-to-use screening and enrollment tools. So far RealBenefits has connected nearly 100,000 families to more than $371 million in government aid since 2000.

Baltimore Sun: Congress seeks to have hospitals justify tax-exempt status

Mon, 23 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Proposals in the Maryland General Assembly to define which patients are eligible for financial assistance at hospitals are getting an unexpected push from Congress, which might soon consider legislation aimed at making nonprofit hospitals justify their tax-exempt status.

New York Times: For Uninsured Young Adults, Do-It-Yourself Health Care

Tue, 17 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0600

They borrow leftover prescription drugs from friends, attempt to self-diagnose ailments online, stretch their diabetes and asthma medicines for as long as possible and set their own broken bones. When emergencies strike, they rarely can afford the bills that follow.

Public Broadcasting Atlanta: Georgia Advocates Launch Hospital Accountability Project

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0600