Outreach and enrollment strategies that help people understand and access benefits available are vital to the Affordable Care Act’s success. Community Catalyst supports state and local partners in developing and sustaining their outreach strategies.
Millions of people who depend on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) for their coverage – are nervously awaiting a ruling from the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on the health care repeal lawsuit. [ Blog ]
Statement of Dara Taylor, Community Catalyst’s Director of Consumer Assistance, regarding the introduction of the Marketing and Outreach Restoration to Empower (MORE) Health Education Act. [ Press Release ]
With only a few days until the end of the sixth open enrollment period (OE6), we want to emphasize the importance of spreading the word about Marketplace enrollment. [ Blog ]
On Wednesday, the Trump administration released a final rule that will expand the availability of short-term health plans. [ Blog ]
Statement of Robert Restuccia, executive director of Community Catalyst, regarding the end of the fifth enrollment period of the ACA and the announcement that 8.8 million people have selected a plan through the federal marketplace, healthcare.gov. [ Press Release ]
With the federal open enrollment period coming to a close this Friday, December 15, we still don’t know what the next year (or even the next month) will bring for health care, even as we see each and every day what coverage means for familie... [ Blog ]
As we near the end of this year’s open enrollment period (the final deadline is December 15th!), we’re happy to report that marketplace plans at HealthCare.gov continue to be better than ever for transgender people. [ Blog ]
Tons of resources, messaging and content to share this Thanksgiving. [ Alert ]
Tons of resources, messaging and content to share. [ Alert ]
On Thursday, September 14, the Trump Administration dealt many Navigator programs across the country a lethal blow by sending funding announcements, many with substantial cuts, to the organizations that provide in-person assistance to consumers in fede... [ Blog ]
New research confirms what we’ve known all along – the Affordable Care Act (ACA) improves the lives of families. According to a recent Health Affairs analysis, over 700,000 children who were eligible for Medicaid or Children’s Health ... [ Blog ]
What young adults stand to lose with the ACA opposition plan of repeal and delay >> [ Blog ]
This report reviews the current enrollment and assistance landscape, highlights best practice approaches to consumer assistance, and identifies remaining opportunities and challenges. [ Publication ]
Tons of resources, messaging and content to share this Thanksgiving. [ Alert ]
Tons of resources, messaging and content to share. [ Alert ]
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 ]
This tip sheet provides enrollment specialists an additional tool to use to when helping consumers apply for or re-enroll in health coverage and avoid churn. [ Publication ]
This fact sheet provides basic information of health insurance churn including common factors that cause churn and its health impacts on consumers. [ Publication ]
To enrollment efforts to inform consumers about their coverage options, we developed the following materials for your use. [ Alert ]
This fact sheet addresses frequent questions that consumer may have when they receive more in tax credits than they were supposed to, and when they must repay some or all of these credits on their taxes. [ Publication ]
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This fact sheet describes twenty coverage exemptions, available from the Marketplace or on a tax return, that advocates can help low-income consumers apply for, to prevent them from owing a fee. [ Publication ]
Since open enrollment in the Affordable Care Act marketplace began in 2013, the national uninsured rate has declined to 8.6%, its lowest point in history - this didn’t happen in a vacuum. Community Catalyst worked closely with health advocates and enrollment assisters in all 50 states to help consumers gain access to health insurance coverage. Our state partners credit us for having the right expertise and knowledge to help them accomplish these historic health coverage gains.
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