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…
Q&A: State Advocates Talk About Impact of Kids’ Health Coverage
At the start of 2020, five states plus the District of Columbia offered Cover All Kids. Since then, five more states have achieved legislative or budgetary victories for Cover All…
Q&A: What’s next for states that have coverage for all kids?
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the number of uninsured children has increased dramatically, having a profound impact not only on their wellbeing but also on their…
Q&A: How State Advocates Take Action to Get More Kids Covered
In 2020, 4.3 million children under the age of 19 living in the United States had no access to health coverage. As a response to longstanding gaps in health care…
Power Building with Race Equity and Health Justice at the Center
Executive Director Emily Stewart on Community Catalyst’s Restuccia Health Justice Fellowship Program. Community Catalyst is dedicated to advancing a movement for health equity and justice by transforming our health system into one…
Voices for Health Justice Advocates at the Forefront of the Health Justice Movement
We are thrilled to share with you a video that celebrates the accomplishments of the Voices for Health Justice partners over the last year and a half.
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…
Remembering Rob
It's March 3, 2022, the third anniversary of the passing of Community Catalyst's founding executive director, Rob Restuccia, a visionary advocate for health care for all and a mentor to…
Prioritizing Black Joy and Resilience in Community Engagement
It is no secret that Black people face a number of health inequities in the United States. Spanning the entire lifespan from birth to end of life, there are disparate…
Multiple Opportunities to Advance Racial Justice in the Build Back Better Act
Congress is back in session after both chambers were away last week, and they’re picking up their negotiations regarding the size and scope of the Build Back Better (BBB) Act….