No Insured Person Should be Underinsured: The Biden Administration Can Make Four Simple But Important Changes to Improve Essential Benefits Coverage
Since the Affordable Care Act (ACA) went into effect, the uninsured rate has been cut by half. In addition to making health care more accessible, it also sets minimum standards…
Last year, state legislators proposed a record number of anti-LGBTQ+ bills. Many were concerted efforts to control the lives and bodies of transgender and nonbinary youth; from hindering their ability to…
The Power of Partnership
Partner perspective: Sherrell Byrd, Executive Director, SOWEGA Rising I’m the Executive Director of SOWEGA Rising — an organization focused on mobilizing people and resources to improve the well-being, quality of…
State Attorneys General Against Medical Debt
Washington, California & Minnesota attorneys general are taking patient protections seriously.
Good News: After July 1, Medical Debt is Taken Off the Credit Reports For Millions of People!
The three largest nationwide credit reporting agencies announced they are changing the way medical debt is reported.
Strong Rules are Key to Success of the No Surprises Act
Consumer and health advocates urge final rules that offer full patient protections.
Community Catalyst Urges Federal Anti-Trust Regulators to Use Health Equity Assessment
Decades of hospital and health system consolidation across the United States have created large regional and national health systems with the market power to raise prices. This consolidation trend has…
Medical Debt Implications in Native American Communities
The true impact of medical debt in Native American communities is still unclear. The quality of data collected may be limited due to the lack of administrative capacity.
A CFPB Report Sounds the Alarm on the Volume and Inequities of Medical Debt
The agency reported an astonishing $88 Billion of medical debt on consumer credit records as of June 2021. This debt disproportionately affects people with low incomes, Black and Hispanic people,…
Charting a New Path Forward: A Health System Shaped By and Accountable to All People
Executive Director Emily Stewart on Community Catalyst’s strategic vision to create a health system rooted in race equity and health justice, and a society where health is a right for…
How to Fortify Patient Protections Surrounding Medical Debt: Lessons from the States
Community Catalyst is partnering with state and community advocates from five states to understand the key strategies of these successful advocacy campaigns to end medical debt.
Collecting Community Stories of Medical Debt in Southwest Georgia
As of 2019, Georgia had the third-highest percentage of uninsured people at 13.4 percent. As a result, medical debt has become a significant issue for the state and it often…