We’re Facing an Oral Health Crisis. Here’s How Funders and Advocates Can Create Lasting Change | Inside Philanthropy
With the support of the Care Quest Institute for Oral Health, Community Catalyst embarked on a journey to find out how to advance effective health policy, particularly in oral health. Here are our results.
The Middle Ground For Fixing Long-Term Care Costs: The WISH Act
Marc Cohen, research director at the Center for Consumer Engagement in Health Innovation, and Stuart Butler co-authored this Health Affairs Blog post on the recently-introduced WISH Act to address the long-term services and supports affordability crisis.
St. Dominic Knew Patients Couldn't Afford Care. It Sued Them Anyway. | Mississippi Center For Investigative Reporting
Mark Rukavina, director of our Community Benefit & Economic Stability Project, is quoted in this article by the Mississippi Center for Investigative Reporting on the harmful impacts of aggressive medical billing collection policies on low-income earners.
At urgent care, he got 5 stitches and a big surprise: A plastic surgeon's bill for $1,040 | NBC News
Lois Uttley, director of our Women's Health Program, talked to NBC News about how a report Community Catalyst put out in March found that fewer than 10 states issue facility licenses for urgent care clinics.
Florida continues to deny the vulnerable healthcare. Congress must do it, instead | Miami Herald
Miriam Harmatz, advocacy director and founder of the Florida Health Justice Project, a Voices for Health Justice partner, penned this op-ed calling for a Congress to close the Medicaid coverage gap.
A Tragic Death Shows How ERs Fail Patients Who Struggle With Addiction | NPR
Mark Rukavina, director of our Community Benefit & Economic Stability Project, quoted in NPR.
As New Hampshire pushes off Medicaid adult dental benefit, experts fear wider implications | Seacoastline
Colin Reusch, senior adviser on oral health policy for Community Catalyst, quoted in Seacoastline.
STATE HEALTH GROUPS: SPENDING PACKAGES SHOULD SHORE UP ACA | POLITICO
Community Catalyst is proud to join our state partners in asking the Biden administration and Congress to consider innovative state models for building on the ACA. Read the letter in POLITICO Pulse.
RIP Medical Debt to buy and eliminate $278 million of Ballad Health patient debt | Modern Healthcare
Mark Rukavina, Director of our Community Benefit & Economic Stability Project, talked to Modern Healthcare about why some patients don't seek hospital financial assistance.
The Social Sector Needs a Meta Movement | The Stanford SOCIAL INNOVATION Review
By creating a network of grassroots movements and calling out connections across issues, the social sector can drive demand for solutions and spur policy makers to act.
Concerns Mount Over Looming Surge in Bankruptcy as COVID Medical Debt Soars | Newsweek
Mark Rukavina, director of Community Catalyst's Community Benefit & Economic Stability Project talked to Newsweek about how people are struggling to pay medical bills.
'A sea change': Subsidies and White House push leads to surge in Obamacare sign-ups | NBC News
Emily Stewart, executive director of Community Catalyst, spoke to NBC News about the importance of making new health care subsidies permanent.
Medical debt is engulfing more people as pandemic takes its toll | NBC News
Mark Rukavina, director of the Community Benefit and Economic Sustainability Project, spoke with NBC News about the impact of the American Rescue Plan on medical debt, and the work ahead.
Orange County Hospital Seeks Divorce From Large Catholic Health System | US NEWS
Orange County Hospital Seeks Divorce From Large Catholic Health System
Vaccinating the Vulnerable, One Church at a Time | Stateline
Andi Mullin, director of state and local technical assistance at Boston-based health equity advocate organization Community Catalyst, addresses vaccine equity.