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Congress Must Respond to Deep Health Inequities for Black People During COVID-19: Medicaid is the Lever
In this brief co-authored with the National Medical Association, we assert Congress should use the next COVID-19 relief package to include Medicaid improvements that respond to the crisis while also dismantling unfair barriers to care.
Dental Therapy Advocacy: Community Engagement Guide
We are excited to share an advocacy resource on advancing community-centered oral health policy.
Lummi Tribal Health Clinic: Innovative Teledentistry and Access to Dental Care during COVID-19
As advocates across the country seek best practices for maintaining access to care during the COVID-19 pandemic, teledentistry offers one opportunity for maintaining access now and for expanding community-based dental care long-term.
Rooted in Oral Health Equity: A Webinar Series
Season 1 of this webinar series features expert speakers, including authors, advocates, and community voices to provide perspectives on current barriers to optimal oral health and community-based solutions that are having an impact across the country.
Health Care Affordability and COVID-19 - Policy Brief
The arrival of the COVID-19 crisis has only served to highlight gaps in affordability of care, demonstrating that people across the country, including many of the pandemic’s “essential workers,” deserve a more affordable and equitable solution.
We Must Speak Out Against Xenophobia and Racist Attacks
The deliberate use of racist terms and language that promote stigma, fear and discrimination against people of Asian heritage is appalling. We condemn racist and xenophobic attacks on Asian American communities and people from Asian nations.
Advocate’s Guide To: The Health Care Repeal Lawsuit
On Dec. 18, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling in the Health Care Repeal Lawsuit, threatening health coverage for millions of people across the U.S. Use this guide as a comprehensive explainer on the case, the decision and next steps.
Healthy Investments: Leveraging Health Plan Capital for Affordable Housing and Community Development
This issue brief, produced with support from the Kresge Foundation, lays out the case for health plans making investments to increase the availability of safe and affordable housing and community development.
Service Disrupted: Managed Long-Term Services and Supports Falling Short for Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
The problems of MLTSS programs for people with IDD have caused states to rethink managed care as the model for IDD service system reform. In this report, we examine programs in eight states and offer a set of best-practice recommendations.
Policy Brief: Congressional Action on Surprise Medical Bills
Over the past three months congressional committees have convened meetings, collected input from stakeholders and introduced several bills.
2019 Federal Policy Agenda
This document outlines the five priority areas that we see at the core of health justice work. Under each priority, we outline our federal agenda for 2019-2020.
Leveraging the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) for Substance Use Prevention to Improve Young People's Lives
This resource explains how key activities and requirements under the Every Student Succeeds Act can be used to expand substance use prevention and early intervention services in schools and offers specific advocacy strategies to advance this work.
Latest Comment Letter
Statement of Community Catalyst on Hearing on the Disproportionate Impact of COVID-19 on Communities of Color
Community Catalyst comments submitted to the House Ways and Means Committee for its May 27, 2020 hearing on on the Disproportionate Impact of COVID-19 on Communities of Color.