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.
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 ]
Statement of Robert Restuccia, Executive Director of Community Catalyst, on the election of Donald Trump. [ Press Release ]
On November 11, many of us will gather to mark Veterans Day and to honor the courageous individuals who have served our country. [ Blog ]
Dear Partners, Today is the day! As we kick off the fourth year of open enrollment, we want to first recognize the tireless work you’ve put in over the past several days, weeks and years! As President Obama said, &nb... [ Alert ]
Director of Strategic Policy, Michael Miller, is quoted in the New York Times discussing the need for consumer assistance for consumers purchasing health care. [ News Clip ]
This blog was originally posted on the Families USA website. The uninsured rate is at an all-time low, as the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has made it possible for 20 million, and counting, to get covered and stay covered. However, news of steeply rising... [ Blog ]
To enrollment efforts to inform consumers about their coverage options, we developed the following materials for your use. [ Alert ]
Transitioning between Medicaid and Marketplace coverage can create health care potholes for consumers, placing them in harm’s way. Transitioning coverage can be further complicated by challenges with health literacy and health insurance literacy [ 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 ]
Dear Partners, We know that you’ve been putting your nose to the grindstones over the last three months working hard to connect consumers to quality, affordable health care during this third open enrollment period. Though we’ve already seen... [ 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 ]
We know you’ve already put in countless hours preparing to educate people about the law and encouraging consumers in your community to renew their coverage ahead of what is sure to be another successful enrollment period. [ Alert ]
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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