Every day, millions of people are forced to choose between their own health and their families’ financial well-being. For low- and moderate-income families, this is a painful choice.
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Community Catalyst releases statement on the 11th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act. [ Press Release ]
Community Catalyst launches the Community Benefit & Economic Stability Project. [ Press Release ]
It is impossible to ignore the acute devastation faced by many Black individuals and their families during the current dual public health and economic crises. [ Blog ]
Despite having health insurance, one in five adults have received a surprise medical bill from an out-of-network provider in the past two years alone. For many consumers, these bills have created serious financial burdens for themselves and their famil... [ Blog ]
Statement of Emily Stewart, executive director of Community Catalyst, in response to the Senate Democrats’ blueprint for ensuring people across the country can get quality, affordable health coverage and care. [ Press Release ]
Who might guess that doing the right thing – going in to be tested for the novel coronavirus after the onset of flu-like symptoms following a trip to China – could result in a surprise medical bill of more than three thousand dollars. This ... [ Blog ]
When it comes to health care, 2019 was an intense year full of many challenges and also some bright spots. As it recedes in the rear view mirror, let’s take a look at some of the key developments from 2019 and what they might portend for the futu... [ Blog ]
Center Business Development Manager Mark Rukavina is quoted in an NPR Shots article produced by ProPublica and MLK50 exposing how a privately held physician group working within non-profit hospitals in the Southeast has been suing patients for payment. [ News Clip ]
For decades, Community Catalyst has supported initiatives that reduce the financial exposure people face from medical bills. [ Blog ]
Trump recently laid out broad principles and called on Congress to pass legislation that ends surprise medical billing. Unfortunately, those principles fall short of outlining the protections consumers need. [ Blog ]
An audio conversation with Marc Cohen, Center research director, and co-director of the LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMass Boston, about a study the LTSS Center is conducting for the National Council on Aging (NCOA). [ News Clip ]
This paper seeks to inform state and local efforts to strengthen the connection between hospital community benefit programs and health equity investments in Connecticut. [ Publication ]
Community Catalyst’s Free Care Compendium summarizes the free care laws and regulations in each of the fifty states. The Compendium also includes national snapshot of regulatory and legislative trends across the states. [ Resource ]
Medical debt is the leading cause of bankruptcy in the United States.
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