The Southern Health Partners are a group of advocates from 12 Southern states working toward proactive state, regional, and national health care reform.
Louisiana is the leading the way when it comes to being innovative to improve the lives of its citizens. Our new Governor John Bel Edwards boldly campaigned that he would expand Medicaid in a deeply red state. [ Blog ]
Last June, following the mass murder in Charleston, South Carolina, Anton Gunn, a South Carolinian and Community Catalyst board member, commented on Governor Nikki Haley’s (R-SC) change of heart about taking down the Confederate flag from th... [ Blog ]
Over the past three years, advocates across the country have celebrated the plummeting number of uninsured people while working to identify and address the remaining challenges and barriers that health care consumers face. While early evidence found &n... [ Blog ]
The recent rise in opioid use has received attention across the country, as lawmakers, advocates, and public health officials attempt to figure out the best way to address this crisis at the local, state and federal levels. As this issue is scrutinized... [ Blog ]
It was a beautiful spring day to be in a conference room, but inside, people’s energy did not wane. I felt like I was in a room of scientists – listening to presentations, brainstorming ideas, evaluating new approaches – all with the ... [ Blog ]
We wanted to share an excellent resource our partners at Spitfire Strategies have created to help you think about your funder audiences and how to craft effective fundraising materials. [ Alert ]
This week, Gallup released the results of a two-year survey on the nation's uninsured and the results have stunning implications for the South. [ Blog ]
Southern Health Perspectives is the newsletter of Community Catalyst’s Southern Health Partners network. SHP comprise a large and growing network of organizations in 12 Southern states working to advance health justice in the region. [ Alert ]
Before new coverage options under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) rolled out in October of 2013, Washington CAN! mobilized to make sure the state accepted federal funds to cover low-income adults through Medicaid. [ Blog ]
A recent paper from the Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute indicates that of North Carolinians who are affected by the Medicaid coverage gap nearly 10 percent are direct-care workers. [ Blog ]
Fifty years ago today, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law the landmark amendments to the Social Security Act that created the Medicare and Medicaid programs. [ Blog ]
Failing to close the gap is a missed opportunity for consumers, hospitals and states. The uninsured rate in the 30 states (including D.C.) that have closed the gap fell from 18 percent to just below 11 percent. [ Blog ]
The Southern Health Partners are a group of advocates from 12 Southern states working toward proactive state, regional, and national health care reform.
The mission of Alabama Appleseed is to work for systemic policy reforms that achieves justice and fairness for low-income and unrepresented and other vulnerable populations that usually have little, or no, voice in developing or changing policies that impact their lives.
Arise Citizens' Policy Project (ACPP), founded in 1994, is a statewide nonprofit, nonpartisan coalition of 150 congregations and community groups and some 1,400 individuals united in their belief that low-income people are suffering because of state policy decisions. Through ACPP, groups and individuals join to gether to promote state policies that improve the lives of low-income Alabamians.
The mission of Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families is to ensure that all children and their families have the resources and opportunities to lead healthy and productive lives and to realize their full potential. Their mission is to serve as a voice for children at the Arkansas State Capitol and in Washington, D.C.; gather and analyze data to support public policy that serves all children and families; organize coalitions of diverse groups to drive change.
Florida CHAIN is a statewide consumer health advocacy organization dedicated to improving the health of all Floridians by promoting access to affordable, quality health care. Florida CHAIN fulfills the critical role of building the capacities for and linking consumer, community and service organizations with health care advocacy. They provide policy education, collaborative networking, training, and communications and organizing tools to the public, allied partners, media and policy makers.
The Georgia Budget & Policy Institute is an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that strives to raise the level of public policy debate in the state of Georgia.
The Georgia Council on Substance Abuse is a nonprofit advocacy organization with the overall mission to reduce the impact of substance abuse in Georgia communities.
Georgia Equality’s mission is to advance fairness, safety and opportunity for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities and our allies throughout the state.
Georgia Watch works to protect Georgia families by developing pro-consumer policies and advocating for Georgians at the state Capitol and the Public Service Commission. We also conduct consumer protection workshops across the state, providing much needed education and assistance.
Georgians for a Healthy Future's mission is to build and mobilize a unified voice, vision, and leadership to achieve a healthy future for all Georgians. They provide a strong voice for Georgia consumers and communities on the health care issues and decisions that impact their lives.
Kentucky Equal Justice Center is a non-profit poverty law advocacy center.
Kentucky Voices for Health is a coalition of concerned Kentuckians who believe that the best health care solutions are found when everyone works together to build them. Right now, families and businesses in every county are facing rising costs, and too many of us go without needed health care. Healthy families create healthy economies, and a healthy Kentucky economy is something all Kentuckians want. Therefore, Kentucky Voices for Health is working step by step to build a healthier Kentucky for everyone.
The Louisiana Budget Project (LBP) monitors and reports on public policy and how it affects Louisiana’s low- to moderate-income families. The Louisiana Budget Project’s vision is to make Louisiana government transparent and accountable for all Louisiana citizens.
The Louisiana Consumer Healthcare Coalition works for the creation of a consumer-centered health care system that provides comprehensive, affordable, accessible, culturally competent, high quality care and consumer education for everyone, especially the most vulnerable. We work to achieve this through multi-disciplinary, collaborative efforts in public policy, advocacy, education and service to consumers in Louisiana.
Mississippi Center for Justice is a nonprofit, public interest law firm committed to advancing racial and economic justice.
The Mississippi Health Advocacy Program (MHAP) strives to be a strong, effective voice for improved health care for all throughout the state of Mississippi, especially those whose health is threatened by poverty, racism, malnutrition and violence. MHAP will work with communities to identify health needs and formulate strategies for change, and will research, analyze, propose and promote policies that will enhance the health status of every person, regardless of financial status.
As a leading progressive research and advocacy organization, North Carolina Justice Center's mission is to eliminate poverty in North Carolina by ensuring that every household in the state has access to the resources, services and fair treatment it needs to achieve economic security.
Palmetto Project's mission is to identify innovative solutions to social and economic challenges facing our state, and put them into action. Palmetto Project looks at others states and communities that have been successful, and learn from them. Through special partnerships with governments, businesses, civic groups, schools, and religious organizations, they then go to work, applying the lessons they have learned and the strategies they’ve discovered to the ongoing work of community-building in our own state.
South Carolina Appleseed Legal Justice Center fights for low income South Carolinians to overcome social, economic and legal injustice.
Tennessee Healthcare Campaign is the state's premier nonprofit consumer health care advocacy group and a leader in the health care justice movement. Our mission for everyone to have guaranteed affordable choices in health care began in 1989.
Tennessee Justice Center (TJC) seeks justice for Tennessee’s vulnerable populations through the courts, in administrative proceedings and before legislative bodies. TJC addresses needs not met by any other agency and supports the work of other advocates for equal justice under law, both in Tennessee and beyond. We provide technical assistance to client groups, consumer advocacy coalitions and other social service agencies. The media and policymakers frequently rely upon TJC as a source of accurate and reliable information and analysis on legal matters and on public policies affecting the poor.
Center for Public Policy Priorities was born from faith and a vision of social justice in 1985 when a Congregation of Benedictine Sisters in Boerne, Texas, founded the center to improve health care access for the poor.
The Commonwealth Institute works to use policy research and analysis to advance the well-being of Virginia communities, and improve the economic security and social opportunities of all Virginians.
Virginia Consumer Voices for Healthcare (VCV) is Virginia’s multi-constituency consumer coalition focused on the expansion and improvement of health care in the state. The goal of Virginia Consumer Voices is to build and sustain a broad-based consumer-focused coalition which includes patients, community and religious organizations, small businesses, organized labor, community health centers, and advocacy organizations to support the expansion and improvement of health care in Virginia.
Virginia Interfaith Center works to empower Virginians to create social justice for all by advocating for systemic change.
Virginia Organizing is a non-partisan statewide grassroots organization dedicated to challenging injustice by empowering people in local communities to address issues that affect the quality of their lives. Virginia Organizing especially encourages the participation of those who have traditionally had little or no voice in our society. By building relationships with individuals and groups throughout the state, Virginia Organizing strives to get them to work together, democratically and non-violently, for change.
Voices for Virginia’s Children is a statewide, privately funded, non-partisan policy research and advocacy organization that champions policies and practices that improve the lives of children. A recognized leader in child advocacy, Voices advances our initiatives by conducting research, developing policies and supporting materials, leading issue campaigns and coalitions, and generating a groundswell of support statewide for positive children’s policy in Virginia
The Virginia Poverty Law Center (VPLC) is a non-profit organization that serves Virginia's legal aid system by providing advocacy, training, and litigation support on civil justice issues that affect low-income Virginians.
Advocates have a unique opportunity to engage veterans in campaigns to close the Medicaid coverage gap. Fifty-four percent of uninsured veterans live in states that have chosen not to draw down federal funds to improve Medicaid coverage under the ACA. [ Publication ]
We wanted to share an excellent resource our partners at Spitfire Strategies have created to help you think about your funder audiences and how to craft effective fundraising materials. [ Alert ]
Southern Health Perspectives is the newsletter of Community Catalyst’s Southern Health Partners network. SHP comprise a large and growing network of organizations in 12 Southern states working to advance health justice in the region. [ Alert ]
Welcome to the premiere edition of the Southern Health Perspectives newsletter, a product of Community Catalyst’s Southern Health Partners network. [ Alert ]
Senate leadership decided to wait until after recess to vote on a package to address the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR, the Medicare physician payment formula) and to extend the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). [ Alert ]
To assist with your post-open enrollment efforts, we've created several resources to help explain special enrollment periods to consumers and talk about the different types available. [ Alert ]
This year, for the first time, the Affordable Care Act will affect the tax-filing process for consumers – both those with insurance and those who are still uninsured. [ Alert ]
This fact sheet provides an overview of how enrollment assisters can refer consumers to coverage gap campaigns while also complying with their required duties, including how to use and disclose personally identifiable information (PII). [ Publication ]
All consumers who enrolled in a Marketplace plan have until December 15 to renew their coverage. While consumers can be automatically enrolled without taking any action, they should be encouraged to shop around for a plan that is a better deal for them. [ Alert ]
On the eve of what is sure to be another successful and busy open enrollment period, we wanted to share some resources and encouragement for the work ahead. [ Alert ]
To support your efforts to inform consumers about health coverage options and share success stories from outreach, education and enrollment efforts, Community Catalyst and Spitfire Strategies have developed a communications toolkit. [ Alert ]
To support your efforts to inform consumers about their health coverage options and share success stories from their outreach, education and enrollment efforts, Community Catalyst and Spitfire Strategies have developed this communications toolkit. [ Publication ]
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.
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