The Affordable Care Act made significant changes to insurance markets designed to increase access and availability of private health insurance for consumers.
Nearly eight in 10 Americans support efforts by Congress to tackle surprise medical bills at the federal level. California was out front addressing this issue with passage in 2016 of AB 72, the state’s surprise billing law. [ Blog ]
Lois Uttley, Director of Community Catalyst's Women's Health Program, is quoted in a Kaiser Health News article about a proposed closer affiliation between UCSF Medical Center and Catholic hospital system, Dignity Health. [ News Clip ]
As you mentioned during your health care round table last week, surprise medical bills are a serious problem. Fortunately, if you are serious about finding a solution to this problem, we know what needs to be done. [ Blog ]
In the past week we have seen Republican leaders such as the President and Senate Majority Leader along with many House and Senate candidates take to the media to try to persuade the public that they will protect people with pre-existing conditions. [ Blog ]
Products such as health care sharing ministries and transitional plans – including farm bureau plans, which made news this week as Iowa moves to expand these products – all pose cost and quality risks for consumers. [ Blog ]
Bipartisan efforts in Congress to stabilize the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) marketplaces came to an end this week as the negations took a decidedly partisan turn. [ Blog ]
Statement of Robert Restuccia, executive director of Community Catalyst, in response to the introduction of the Consumer Health Insurance Protection Act, sponsored by Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Ka... [ Press Release ]
It is back-to-work time for members of Congress, as they return to DC and turn their attention to a lengthy to-do list that includes critical items related to the budget and health care. [ Blog ]
How are state regulators responding to the CSR uncertainty? [ Blog ]
Rob Restuccia, executive director, is quoted in this Associated Press article on the Trump Administration ending ACA contracts that brought health insurance enrollment assistance into libraries, businesses and urban neighborhoods in 18 cities. [ News Clip ]
Thirty weeks. That’s how long we - concerned consumers, advocates and stakeholders - sustained a grassroots movement that forced Congressional Republicans to show us their cards before repealing the Affordable Care Act (ACA). [ Blog ]
(BOSTON, MA) – Statement of Robert Restuccia, executive director of Community Catalyst, in response to President Trump’s threats to sabotage the Affordable Care Act marketplaces. “President Trump’s threats to sabotage the ACA ma... [ Press Release ]
Community Catalyst’s comments to the annual proposed changes to federal rules relating to the marketplaces and the Affordable Care Act’s insurance market reforms. [ Comment Letter ]
This campaign planning guide provides state advocates with a tool to plan their network adequacy campaigns to encompass state-specific strategies and political context. Advocates might use this tool at any stage in their network adequacy campaign. [ Publication ]
This case study examines how Georgians for a Healthy Future (GHF) led the consumer advocacy effort to pass one of the nation’s strongest provider directory bills aimed at helping consumers more easily shop for and navigate their health plans. [ Publication ]
This fact sheet discusses the importance of Affordable Care Act (ACA), Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) in providing dental coverage and oral health services. [ Resource ]
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 ]
Our comments to the 2018 Benefit and Payment Parameter proposed rules. CMS releases these rules annually noting all of the changes the agency intends to implement as they relate to the marketplaces and the health insurance market reforms generally. [ Comment Letter ]
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 ]
Background information about the federal parity law and information about how to request a version of the model state parity legislation customized for your state. [ Publication ]
A section by section overview of the model state parity legislation with explanations about why each component of the law is important. [ Publication ]
This model legislation would strengthen state enforcement of federal parity law and improve state parity laws. [ Publication ]
As detailed in this policy brief, the preponderance of the evidence indicates that the race for market consolidation — both in private payer and provider markets — has a real effect on consumer prices and overall health care costs. [ Publication ]
Of the 8 million individuals enrolled in the Marketplace, 85 percent received financial assistance to help pay for a plan. These individuals will now receive tax credits and cost-sharing reductions that will ensure the amount they’re paying for their care is affordable.
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