About one-third of Americans who qualify for public assistance haven't signed up. That amounts to millions of people needlessly going without food stamps, low-income housing or health insurance.
This predicament is what RealBenefits, a Boston-based software start-up, was created to solve. The five-person firm's Web database circumvents complicated government paperwork with easy-to-use screening and enrollment tools. So far RealBenefits has connected nearly 100,000 families to more than $371 million in government aid since 2000.
Recent News Clips
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.