Community Catalyst works to ensure hospitals are engaging the communities they serve—particularly the most vulnerable and disenfranchised—in efforts to improve community health.
With the soaring prices of nursing homes, comes the medical debt and burdensome collections associated with it. [ Blog ]
The three largest nationwide credit reporting agencies announced they are changing the way medical debt is reported. [ Blog ]
A new report examines hospitals by looking at the use of tests and procedures that offer little to no clinical benefit, services offered to underserved communities of color, and their contributions to community benefit. [ Blog ]
Mark Rukavina, director of Community Catalyst's Community Benefit & Economic Stability Project talked to Newsweek about how people are struggling to pay medical bills. [ News Clip ]
Check out our new affordability messaging [ Alert ]
Too few people understand that non-profit hospitals are legally obligated to provide financial assistance or charity care, as well as other investments that benefit the community. [ Blog ]
Tomorrow night’s state of the union marks the first time President Biden will speak to Congress. Our job is to remind the Biden administration and policymakers that health care is central to infrastructure – and the time to be bold is now. [ Alert ]
The American Rescue Plan Act funding is an exciting opportunity to advance health equity and racial justice, specifically by investing in communities. [ Blog ]
As Congress presses ahead on crafting its COVID-19 relief package, one of the issues they should address is the growing problem of medical debt. Medical debt is one of the leading causes of personal bankruptcy and has caused irreparable harm in many co... [ Blog ]
Women's Heath Program Director Lois Uttley is quoted in the New York Daily News in a story about the Lenox Hill Hospital expansion, which will not address health inequities in health care access across New York City. [ News Clip ]
In a recent paper, we argue that health plans should consider investing some of their capital in affordable housing and community development. [ Blog ]
Jessica Curtis, Senior Advisor at Community Catalyst focused on social determinants of health, discussed the need for greater oversight of community benefit work being carried out by tax-exempt hospitals. [ News Clip ]
Consulte esta tabla que resume los derechos de los pacientes bajo la Ley No Sorpresas, que evitaría que los pacientes reciban una factura médica sorpresa de un proveedor que no está en su red de seguro médico. [ Resource ]
Check out this table which summarizes patients' rights under the No Surprises Act (NSA), which would prevent patients from receiving a surprise medical bill from a provider that is not in their health insurance network. [ Resource ]
This toolkit illustrates how advocates can leverage American Rescue Plan Act funds to spur transformative change and address the unique needs of communities. [ Publication ]
Immigrants must wait 5 years before they can enroll in federally funded programs, such as Medicaid and CHIP. Here's how Congress can remove this barrier for lawfully present immigrants. [ Publication ]
A project that is working to collaboratively create policies that help communities of color, low-income people, immigrants, people in rural communities, people with disabilities, and LGBTQ+ people thrive, through grassroots coalitions in 24 states. [ Publication ]
Five principles to guide consumer advocacy efforts in campaigns to ensure that hospital policies promote economic security and preserve access to care for all. [ Publication ]
Check out our new affordability messaging [ Alert ]
The American Rescue Plan's enhancements are critical to help individuals and families’ secure health access during the pandemic and are a needed correction to the ACA subsidy scale and must be made permanent. [ Publication ]
Tomorrow night’s state of the union marks the first time President Biden will speak to Congress. Our job is to remind the Biden administration and policymakers that health care is central to infrastructure – and the time to be bold is now. [ Alert ]
This brief looks at oversight of "convenient care" clinics and considers whether they are serving a fair share of low-income or uninsured consumers and are providing an appropriate array of services, including urgent reproductive and sexual health care. [ Publication ]
This document lays out 10 principles to guide efforts in the health care sphere to address the social and economic determinants of poor health in ways that elevate and support patients and communities -- critical to achieving health justice. [ Publication ]
Check out our new affordability messaging
Tomorrow night’s state of the union marks the first time President Biden will speak to Congress. Our job is to remind the Biden administration and policymakers that health care is central to infrastructure – and the time to be bold is now.
Federal community benefit rules require non-profit hospitals to consult with community members, organizations, and public health partners and encourage hospitals to focus on addressing health disparities. Find out what your local hospital is doing!
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