Blazing the Trail For Universal Health Coverage
In an opinion piece in CommonWealth, Rob Restuccia, executive director of Community Catalyst, and Andrew Dreyfus, president and CEO of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts mark the 30th anniversary of Massachusett's landmark Universal Health Care Law.
What Happens When a Hospital Sells Its Debt?
Community Catalyst Deputy Director Sue Sherry talked to Marketplace about what happens when a hospital sells its debt – under consideration in Cook County, Illinois – cautioning that the practice is bad for consumers.
Elizabeth Warren Has A Plan To Make Health Care Coverage Cheaper And More Reliable | The Huffington Post
The Huffington Post reports on a new bill endorsed by Community Catalyst called the "Consumer Health Insurance Protection Act."
One Surprising Way Older Adults Can Get Healthier | Next Avenue
Center Director Dr. Ann Hwang has published an article in Next Avenue, a national media service for America’s older adults, about the importance of civic engagement in maintaining good health.
The Health 202: Trump Administration Pulls Back From Key Medicare Goals | The Washington Post
Community Catalyst Deputy Director Susan Sherry is quoted in a Washington Post article on moves by the Trump administration to pull back from Obama-era innovations aimed at moving Medicare toward a focus on value over volume in providing care.
Bad Bedside Manner: Bank Loans Signed in the Hospital Leave Patients Vulnerable | The Washington Post
Mark Rukavina, Community Catalyst Business Development Manager is quoted in a Washington Post article on the increasing number of hospitals offering patients bedside payment plans during their inpatient stay, often on a top-tier cost basis.
The Medicaid Work Requirements Could Make it Impossible to Qualify for Medicaid in Most States | The Nation
Our report on Medicaid work requirements is referenced in The Nation.
State tells hospitals to notify patients of charity care status | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Jessica Curtis, a senior adviser with Community Catalyst, talks to the Post-Gazette about a recent development on charity care in Pennsylvania.
South Ender Named Chief Program Officer | My South End
MySouthEnd.com writes about the promotion of Reena E. Singh to chief program officer.
People in Business: Dec. 29, 2017 | St. Louis Post-Dispatch
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch announces Dara Taylor's promotion to director of diversity and inclusion at Community Catalyst.
Los Angeles Housing for Health Program Saves Public Funds | Nonprofit Quarterly
An article in NonProfit Quarterly on savings Los Angeles County realized by funding housing needs, cites the Nov. 29 Jama Forum post on health and housing co-authored by Community Catalyst Executive Director Rob Restuccia and Howard K. Koh, MD.
JAMA Forum: Housing as Health | The Journal of the American Medical Association
Community Catalyst Executive Director Rob Restuccia, MPA, and Howard K. Koh, MD, MPH, former Massachusetts commissioner of public health, co-authored a Nov. 29 post in JAMA Forum on the relationships between health and housing.
Why There Won't Be a Wave of Medicaid Ballot initiatives | Axios
Associate Director of Policy, Katherine Howitt, is quoted in an Axios article on the limited prospects for additional state ballot measures to expand Medicaid after the state of Maine voted to do so via state referendum.
Trump Administration Plan to Add Medicaid Work Requirement Stirs Fears | Kaiser Health News
Katherine Howitt, associate director of policy at the Community Catalyst, talks about how work requirements would be harmful to the Medicaid program.
Election Results Invigorate Medicaid Expansion Hopes | The New York Times
Associate Director of Policy, Katherine Howitt, is quoted in the New York Times after the state of Maine voted to expand Medicaid via statewide referendum.