From Turbulence to Trajectory: Powering the Future of Health and Economic Stability
A reflection from President & CEO Linda Goler Blount on closing out Community Catalyst’s 2020–2025 strategic plan — and setting the direction for what comes next. Five years ago, Community Catalyst set out on…
Celebrating Linda Goler Blount’s 2025 Culture Shifter Award
Where equity, innovation, and investment meet — and why Linda’s leadership stands out. This past month, Culture Shifting Summit Silicon Valley honored our President and CEO, Linda Goler Blount, MPH,…
Study Shows Financial Strain Can Dramatically Impact Mortality
A new study out of Massachusetts puts devastating clarity behind something patients and advocates have been saying for years: in the United States, your financial health can determine whether you…
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has issued an interpretative rule that could make it harder for states to protect people from medical debt — claiming that federal law preempts…
TrumpRx: A Smoke Screen, Not a Solution
President Trump recently unveiled “TrumpRx” — an initiative touted as a major step toward lowering prescription drug prices. But peel back the packaging, and it’s clear this isn’t the sweeping…
Unpacking The Big Bad Bill’s Impact: What It Means for Black Health and Wealth
At the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s Annual Legislative Conference (#ALC54), Community Catalyst convened a powerhouse panel to unpack the urgent health and economic consequences of President Trump and congressional Republicans’…
Wall Street Sued an Insurance Giant to Deny More Health Care and Boost Their Bottom Line; Voters Want a System That Puts People Over Profit
When Wall Street speaks this plainly, we should all pay attention. In a new lawsuit filed last month, UnitedHealth Group investors revealed what too many families already know: the business…
Scapegoating immigrant families won’t solve our health care crisis
Authors: Dr. Brandon G. Wilson & Adriana Cadena After assuring constituents that Medicaid would be protected, the Trump administration and a MAGA-led Congress passed a budget resolution that opens the…
Many of us connect the phrase “follow the money” to the corruption and illegal activity memorialized in the movie All the President’s Men. But the reach of that phrase goes…
Why Attacks on Gender-Affirming Care Are a Threat to Us All
EJ, a nonbinary person from Pennsylvania, spent nearly a decade preparing for gender-affirming surgery. After months of emotional, physical, and financial preparation, the day had finally arrived. But just 13…