By Linda Goler Blount, MPH, President and CEO of Community Catalyst and Dom Kelly, Founder, President and CEO of New Disabled South. A new MedPAC/MACPAC Duals Data Book reveals the…
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…
Reclaiming Health Innovation: A Call for Equity and Accountability
Concerns about the potential for AI-driven solutions to reinforce inequities are valid, especially when similar technologies have already faced scrutiny. When UnitedHealth’s AI-driven claims system denied care to Medicare Advantage…
Vice President Harris’ Historic And Game-Changing Home Health Care Plan
Last week, Vice President Kamala Harris proposed a historic new “Medicare at Home” benefit to help families with caregiving needs. Under her plan, Medicare will cover home care for the…
Steward Health Care’s Bankruptcy: A Cautionary Tale of Corporate Greed in our Health Care System
Today’s Senate hearing on Steward Health Care demonstrates the dangers of putting profits over people in our health care system. On Thursday, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and…
Did ARPA Investments in Home and Community-Based Services Reach Those Who Needed it Most?
Every year, millions of people choose to live independently and receive care services in their homes and communities; opting for this over moving to a care facility or institution. For…
A Perspective on Hispanic and Latinx Identity in the Movement for Health Justice
Words are powerful. The words we use to reflect our identity can be the difference between a limited understanding of our history or a rich complexity of our culture, history,…
Growing up as a second generation Asian American, I rarely saw my experiences reflected in the media or spoken about in advocacy movements. I felt that I was not provided…
Building the Next Generation of Family Caregiver Leaders
The Changing the Care Conversation project is a national learning and action-oriented initiative to improve support for family caregivers of older adults and people with disabilities.
My Journey Back to Traditional and Natural Medicine
Over the years, it has been thoroughly documented that the health care system in the United States almost totally ignores indigenous and ancestral practices that fall outside of mainstream medicine.