Addressing Health Equity in the Dual Eligible Demonstration Projects
“The healthcare world is changing; providers who have been serving a certain population are now serving a completely new population, a more diverse population. When you talk about cultural competency, what you really need to look at is what the...
Protecting the Next Generation: Statewide Efforts Needed to Battle Addiction
Adolescent drug and alcohol abuse is a major public health issue that has been gaining national attention recently as more and more young people die from opioid overdoses. The prevalence of adolescent drug use is staggering.
The Promise and Pitfalls of the Dual Demonstrations
Recently, I had the great pleasure of welcoming participants – advocates, providers, health plans and funders -- at the second annual Voices for Better Health grantee convening. So much has happened in the past year.
50 State Report: Let’s keep fighting for children’s coverage
Following years of decline, uninsurance rate for children are holding steady, according to a report that Georgetown Center for Children and Families released today. Their annual 50-state report provides a detailed picture of kids’ coverage at the state and national...
Kids Need More Than an Insurance Card
For many years, Health Care for All Massachusetts (HCFA) has focused on and prioritized children’s health coverage. In 1995, HCFA started the Children’s Health Access Coalition with the goal of making sure that all kids in Massachusetts had insurance. Today,...
From Connecticut to the Capitol: A Consumer Focus
As Kevin Counihan takes the reigns as the “Obamacare CEO” of HealthCare.gov and as we all gear up for open enrollment, Community Catalyst hopes that HealthCare.Gov will run as smoothly this year as AccessHealthCT did under Counihan’s leadership.
Closing the Coverage Gap Won’t Accelerate State Medicaid Spending
We covered more people, and spending went up as a result – this isn’t a particularly interesting story. But the data actually tells a far more intriguing story, buried just a little deeper in the report.
Advocacy Strategies to Address Discrimination in Health Plans
In this blog we will focus on how stronger network adequacy standards can play a role in addressing discrimination concerns, and later in part 2 we will highlight how discrimination in health plans affects people living with HIV/AIDS, as one example.
Celebrating Milestones and Acknowledging Challenges Ahead for Latino Health Coverage
Since today is the last day of National Hispanic Heritage Month, we are celebrating the gains in health care coverage for Latinos since the Affordable Care Act (ACA) went into effect.