In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and the biggest economic downturn since the great depression, anti-ACA politicians are continuing their attempts to eliminate the ACA and topple our health care system through the courts.
This blog is the second in a three-part series on targeting newly approved federal funds for substance use disorders and mental illness to areas of greatest need. [ Blog ]
A system that affords dental care as a luxury to the few while denying access to even the most basic care to the many will never lead to oral health equity. [ Blog ]
Within the American Families Plan is $400 billion to improve HCBS and extend Medicaid’s Money Follows the Person program that allows people with disabilities to live independently and older adults to age in place. [ Blog ]
The American Families Plan would make permanent the American Rescue Plan’s increased ACA marketplace tax credits for people who buy their own insurance. [ Press Release ]
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 week (April 11-17) marks Black Maternal Health Week, an annual event dedicated to highlighting the alarming statistics around Black maternal health and calling for policies that center birth and reproductive justice. [ Blog ]
New data add to mounting evidence that expanding access to dental coverage for people with low incomes has wide-ranging benefits. [ Blog ]
The funding coming into your state first and foremost must be responsive to the needs of people and communities impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic [ Alert ]
The American Rescue Plan Act funding is an exciting opportunity to advance health equity and racial justice, specifically by investing in communities. [ Blog ]
By expanding care and coverage, the Affordable Care Act was a milestone for communities most underserved by the health system. [ Blog ]
With the recent passage of the American Rescue Plan, there are new, exciting federal incentives available for the 12 remaining states to expand Medicaid. [ Alert ]
Community Catalyst releases statement on the 11th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act. [ Press Release ]
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 ]
For the first time in over ten years, Congress has an opportunity to build on the foundation created by the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The Community Catalyst 2021-22 legislative priorities reflect this unique moment. [ Publication ]
The funding coming into your state first and foremost must be responsive to the needs of people and communities impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic [ Alert ]
With the recent passage of the American Rescue Plan, there are new, exciting federal incentives available for the 12 remaining states to expand Medicaid. [ Alert ]
The endurance of the ACA for over a decade is a testament to the strength of our collective efforts in the never-ending fight for progress. [ Alert ]
For the first time in 10 years we have a short window to make real progress on the health care issues that matter most to our communities. [ Alert ]
This campaign planning guide provides state advocates with a tool to plan their network adequacy campaigns to encompass state-specific strategies and political context. Advocates might use this tool at any stage in their network adequacy campaign. [ Publication ]
This case study examines how Georgians for a Healthy Future (GHF) led the consumer advocacy effort to pass one of the nation’s strongest provider directory bills aimed at helping consumers more easily shop for and navigate their health plans. [ Publication ]
This fact sheet discusses the importance of Affordable Care Act (ACA), Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) in providing dental coverage and oral health services. [ Resource ]
Advocates have a unique opportunity to engage veterans in campaigns to close the Medicaid coverage gap. Fifty-four percent of uninsured veterans live in states that have chosen not to draw down federal funds to improve Medicaid coverage under the ACA. [ 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.
The funding coming into your state first and foremost must be responsive to the needs of people and communities impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic
With the recent passage of the American Rescue Plan, there are new, exciting federal incentives available for the 12 remaining states to expand Medicaid.
The endurance of the ACA for over a decade is a testament to the strength of our collective efforts in the never-ending fight for progress.
For the first time in 10 years we have a short window to make real progress on the health care issues that matter most to our communities.
Thanks to the ACA, every state will have access to an online marketplace to help people who don’t have employer sponsored health insurance find affordable coverage.
The Health Care Repeal Lawsuit, also known as California v. Texas (formerly Texas v. US) is set to be heard by the Supreme Court on November 10, 2020. If successful, it will end the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and all of the consumer protections it provides, leaving millions of Americans without preventive care, treatment options or long-term coverage in the wake of COVID-19.
As the nation mourns the sad loss of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and with just weeks until the 2020 election, the Trump administration and Senate Republicans are rushing to confirm a conservative Supreme Court pick, Amy Coney Barrett, who shares their aim of ending the Affordable Care Act and the health and economic security it provides to millions of people across the country; overturning Roe v. Wade and rolling back reproductive rights; and thwarting efforts to advance equity in all areas of our society. Blocking this Supreme Court nomination is critical to safeguarding these protections.
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