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May 12, 2010
Overview of Children’s Provisions in National Health Reform
A list of some of the key provisions in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that affect children. This legislation will improve the health care system for children and families in a number of ways, including: expanding Medicaid to all children and families up to 133% FPL, maintaining the CHIP program through at least 2015, and simplifying and coordinating enrollment processes.
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January 04, 2010
NEACH Alert: Patient-Centered Medical Homes
A summary of the patient-centered medical home model, with information on what medical homes are, how they help improve children's health, and which New England states are currently piloting medical home models.
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July 12, 2009
Pediatric Quality of Care Matrix and Menu
A framework for thinking about pediatric quality from the point of view of the child and family. NEACH used the Matrix as a foundation for developing its ‘Menu’ of federal policy options to improve pediatric quality. The initiatives described in the Menu were identified through a review of existing research on pediatric quality and interviews with its state and national partners.
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July 12, 2009
Pediatric Quality of Care Toolkit
A set of materials—including a fact sheet, sample op-eds and letters to the editor—that support advocates’ efforts to promote this pediatric quality of care.
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March 04, 2009
NEACH Alert: Overview of CHIPRA 2009 Provisions
A summary of the provisions in the CHIP reauthorization bill, signed by President Obama in February 2009. This legislation included many enhancements to the CHIP program, such as giving states the flexibility to expand CHIP to any income level, providing federal funding to cover legally residing immigrant children and pregnant women with no five year waiting period, and allocating $100 million for outreach and enrollment activities.
- More in Children's Health »
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April 08, 2010
Chronic Health Conditions Come with a Hefty Price Tag for Patients, Families, and Caregivers
Campaign for Better Care's fact sheet outlining what uncoordinated care for chronic illness costs families and caregivers.
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April 08, 2010
Chronic Illness: The Cost to Society
This Campaign for Better Care fact sheet outlines how the costs to treat chronic conditions could overwhelm patients, families and caregivers – and strain the health care system. It points out how care coordination improves quality and cuts costs.
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April 08, 2010
Chronic Illness: Who’s at Risk?
This Campaign for Better Care fact sheet shows that chronic conditions disproportionately affect older adults and talks about the impact on women, minority and low-income people.
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April 08, 2010
The Case for Better Care: Care coordination for people with complex, multiple health conditions
This Campaign for Better Care fact sheet outlines the challenges of care for people with chronic conditions, and makes the case for coordinating care for better results.
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August 31, 2009
Paying for Better Care: A Consumer Advocate’s Reference Guide to Payment Reform
Our current method of paying for health care has created a system that is expensive, fragmented, and largely unresponsive patients' needs. It does not emphasize preventive, patient-centered care based on quality outcomes. This brief outlines new payment options as a way to improve patient care and slow the growth of health care spending.
- More in Chronically Ill and Dually Eligible Populations »
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May 21, 2010
Sign-on letter to HHS Secretary about consumer assistance recommendations
To truly help Americans navigate the health care system, consumer assistance programs must be adequately funded, be independent of political bias, and be culturally competent for the community they serve.
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April 09, 2010
Legal Challenges to Health Care Reform are Unfounded
This one-pager outlines the reasons the referendums, laws or state constitutional amendments to block national health care reform are without legal merit.
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March 19, 2010
Gains in the States: Consumer Advocacy and Federal-State Alliances Help Expand Health Coverage
Despite a deep economic recession and the promise of national health care reform, states advanced access to quality affordable health care in 2009.
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January 01, 2007
Walk in My Shoes Brochure
Brief summary of Walk In My Shoes program
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October 01, 2006
Consumer Health Advocacy: A View from 16 States
This report looks at state health reform in 16 states addressing the following questions: What is actually happening in state capitals and communities across the nation as these trends play out and crucial health policy decisions are being made? Can health care consumers actively participate in health policymaking? What political, economic, and organizational factors are making consumer health advocacy successful in some states and extremely challenging in others?
- More in Consumer Engagement & Organizing »
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March 19, 2010
Gains in the States: Consumer Advocacy and Federal-State Alliances Help Expand Health Coverage
Despite a deep economic recession and the promise of national health care reform, states advanced access to quality affordable health care in 2009.
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August 31, 2009
Progress Despite Barriers: Public demand spurs expansion of health coverage
Many states expanded health care coverage in 2008, despite the economic crisis that exacerbated the burden of health costs on state budgets and forced states to make drastic spending cuts, according to two nationwide surveys. Drawing on public demand for quality, affordable health care, consumer advocates provided much of the impetus for these expansions.
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February 11, 2009
Expanding Coverage for Dependents
Expanding Coverage for Dependents describes one solution: changing state laws to allow young people to remain on their parents’ health insurance beyond age 18. This is a smart strategy during a fiscal crunch, as there is no cost to the state and typically little extra cost to parents and insurers.
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September 02, 2008
Healthy San Francisco: A Case Study of City-Level Health Reform
Community Catalyst releases a new report today, Healthy San Francisco: A Case Study of City Level Health Reform. Healthy San Francisco (HSF) is an innovative attempt to address the problems of the uninsured at the city level.
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July 01, 2008
California's Near Miss: Understanding the proposed ABx1-1 legislation
California's most recent attempt to enact a broad expansion of health insurance coverage met its final road-block in the 2007 legislative session this January. In mid-December, months of intense negotiations between the Democratic State Legislature and the Republican Governor culminated in a promising compromise: the Health Security and Cost Reduction Act (ABx1-1).
- More in Coverage for the Uninsured »
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May 05, 2010
Best Kept Secrets: Are Non-Profit Hospitals Informing Patients About Charity Care Programs?
This report from The Access Project and Community Catalyst show that many non-profit hospitals are not doing enough to meet AHA guidelines to have clear, written policies to help patients determine if they qualify for charity care and to make these policies available to patients and the public.
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May 05, 2010
Summary of Hospital Accountability Provisions in National Health Reform
This outlines the provisions in national health care reform focused on non-profit hospitals, and how advocates can engage in making them effective.
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March 23, 2010
Community Benefits: Protect Consumers and Strengthen Dialogue between Hospitals and Communities
This brief outlines the ongoing importance of the safety net, and gives advocates steps to promote stronger standards for hospital community benefits programs to strengthen both consumer protections and relationships between hospitals and their communities.
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March 22, 2010
Protect and Target Federal Funding for Safety Net Hospitals
Despite the historic national health care reform, millions of immigrants and other people will remain uninsured and will continue to rely on the safety net for their care. Advocates must ensure that Medicaid DSH funds for safety-net hospitals are actually serving the uninsured.
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May 30, 2008
Comments to IRS on Draft Instructions to Form 990, Schedule H
A response to the proposed guidance on completing Schedule H, the new tax form nonprofit hospitals must file to describe their free care and community benefit activities
- More in Free Care & Community Benefits »
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April 08, 2010
Chronic Health Conditions Come with a Hefty Price Tag for Patients, Families, and Caregivers
Campaign for Better Care's fact sheet outlining what uncoordinated care for chronic illness costs families and caregivers.
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April 08, 2010
Chronic Illness: The Cost to Society
This Campaign for Better Care fact sheet outlines how the costs to treat chronic conditions could overwhelm patients, families and caregivers – and strain the health care system. It points out how care coordination improves quality and cuts costs.
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April 08, 2010
Chronic Illness: Who’s at Risk?
This Campaign for Better Care fact sheet shows that chronic conditions disproportionately affect older adults and talks about the impact on women, minority and low-income people.
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April 08, 2010
The Case for Better Care: Care coordination for people with complex, multiple health conditions
This Campaign for Better Care fact sheet outlines the challenges of care for people with chronic conditions, and makes the case for coordinating care for better results.
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August 31, 2009
Paying for Better Care: A Consumer Advocate’s Reference Guide to Payment Reform
Our current method of paying for health care has created a system that is expensive, fragmented, and largely unresponsive patients' needs. It does not emphasize preventive, patient-centered care based on quality outcomes. This brief outlines new payment options as a way to improve patient care and slow the growth of health care spending.
- More in Integrated Care Systems »
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April 08, 2010
Chronic Illness: The Cost to Society
This Campaign for Better Care fact sheet outlines how the costs to treat chronic conditions could overwhelm patients, families and caregivers – and strain the health care system. It points out how care coordination improves quality and cuts costs.
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April 08, 2010
The Case for Better Care: Care coordination for people with complex, multiple health conditions
This Campaign for Better Care fact sheet outlines the challenges of care for people with chronic conditions, and makes the case for coordinating care for better results.
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March 22, 2010
Protect and Target Federal Funding for Safety Net Hospitals
Despite the historic national health care reform, millions of immigrants and other people will remain uninsured and will continue to rely on the safety net for their care. Advocates must ensure that Medicaid DSH funds for safety-net hospitals are actually serving the uninsured.
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March 22, 2010
Using Data to Track and Reduce Health Disparities in Medicaid
This brief outlines opportunities for advocates to obtain and use data to address health disparities, along with action steps and examples.
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March 19, 2010
Gains in the States: Consumer Advocacy and Federal-State Alliances Help Expand Health Coverage
Despite a deep economic recession and the promise of national health care reform, states advanced access to quality affordable health care in 2009.
- More in Medicaid »
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April 08, 2010
Chronic Illness: The Cost to Society
This Campaign for Better Care fact sheet outlines how the costs to treat chronic conditions could overwhelm patients, families and caregivers – and strain the health care system. It points out how care coordination improves quality and cuts costs.
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April 08, 2010
The Case for Better Care: Care coordination for people with complex, multiple health conditions
This Campaign for Better Care fact sheet outlines the challenges of care for people with chronic conditions, and makes the case for coordinating care for better results.
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August 31, 2009
Paying for Better Care: A Consumer Advocate’s Reference Guide to Payment Reform
Our current method of paying for health care has created a system that is expensive, fragmented, and largely unresponsive patients' needs. It does not emphasize preventive, patient-centered care based on quality outcomes. This brief outlines new payment options as a way to improve patient care and slow the growth of health care spending.
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May 22, 2009
Special Delivery: How Coordinated Care Programs Can Improve Quality and Save Costs
This is the fourth in a series of Community
Catalyst publications on consumer-friendly options to improve
quality and contain costs.
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July 17, 2008
The Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008: Special Needs Plans
On July 15, 2008, Congress voted to override the President’s veto of a broad-ranging Medicare bill that prevented fee reductions to doctors serving Medicare patients. The bill, which is now law, also includes many key safeguards for beneficiaries. Among the law’s many provisions are a number relating to Special Needs Plans (SNPs), a subset of Medicare Advantage plans. The SNP provisions of the Medicare law represent a great step forward in helping to realize the promise of the program. This fact sheet outlines these provisions.
- More in Medicare »
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June 07, 2010
How to Build and Maintain Relationships with State Officials
Maintaining and cultivating relationships with the national health care reform implementation decision-makers will ensure you - and consumers - have a say in how the laws are implemented in your state.
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March 19, 2010
Gains in the States: Consumer Advocacy and Federal-State Alliances Help Expand Health Coverage
Despite a deep economic recession and the promise of national health care reform, states advanced access to quality affordable health care in 2009.
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August 31, 2009
Progress Despite Barriers: Public demand spurs expansion of health coverage
Many states expanded health care coverage in 2008, despite the economic crisis that exacerbated the burden of health costs on state budgets and forced states to make drastic spending cuts, according to two nationwide surveys. Drawing on public demand for quality, affordable health care, consumer advocates provided much of the impetus for these expansions.
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July 17, 2007
A Consumer Guide to Creating a Health Insurance Connector
An easy-to-read report explaining health insurance Connectors, and outlining six policy elements to help Connectors reduce the cost of insurance, make coverage available to all, and reduce the number of uninsured.
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July 16, 2007
A Consumer Checklist for Creating a Health Insurance Connector
While a Connector can improve the functioning of
the health insurance market in a state, it needs to work within a certain climate and contain certain elements as outlined in this checklist.
- More in Private Insurance Reform »
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May 07, 2010
Health Equity Policy Options
Achieving health equity will require a sustained effort using many policy and organizing strategies. This document provides advocates engagement ideas by outlining a range of interim goals and strategies, including some new opportunities resulting from national health care reform.
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March 19, 2010
Gains in the States: Consumer Advocacy and Federal-State Alliances Help Expand Health Coverage
Despite a deep economic recession and the promise of national health care reform, states advanced access to quality affordable health care in 2009.
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August 31, 2009
Progress Despite Barriers: Public demand spurs expansion of health coverage
Many states expanded health care coverage in 2008, despite the economic crisis that exacerbated the burden of health costs on state budgets and forced states to make drastic spending cuts, according to two nationwide surveys. Drawing on public demand for quality, affordable health care, consumer advocates provided much of the impetus for these expansions.
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February 11, 2009
Expanding Coverage for Dependents
Expanding Coverage for Dependents describes one solution: changing state laws to allow young people to remain on their parents’ health insurance beyond age 18. This is a smart strategy during a fiscal crunch, as there is no cost to the state and typically little extra cost to parents and insurers.
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December 09, 2008
Getting What You Pay For: Reducing Wasteful Medical Spending
Consumer advocates and policymakers can promote changes to reduce these sources of waste and improve patient care, such as: • Requiring disclosure of medical errors and misuse of care • Informing patients and their doctors about the effectiveness and costs of treatment options • Paying for care based on quality rather than quantity
- More in State Health Reform »
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