The Affordable Care Act will expand health insurance coverage by nearly 30 million people—reducing the number of uninsured individuals by more than half. However, about 22 million people will still be left without coverage.
Statement of Emily Stewart, executive director of Community Catalyst, in response to the Senate Democrats’ blueprint for ensuring people across the country can get quality, affordable health coverage and care. [ Press Release ]
Late Tuesday afternoon, Congress reached agreement to replenish funds in the CARES Act to the tune of a $484 billion package. The major pieces of the deal include $310 billion for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) that provides forgivable loans to ... [ Blog ]
Millions of people who depend on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) for their coverage – are nervously awaiting a ruling from the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on the health care repeal lawsuit. [ Blog ]
(BOSTON, MA) – Statement of Robert Restuccia, executive director of Community Catalyst, in response to President Trump’s threats to sabotage the Affordable Care Act marketplaces. “President Trump’s threats to sabotage the ACA ma... [ Press Release ]
Movie sequels often fail to live up to the original, and Republicans' effort to repeal the ACA falls into this familiar pattern. As bad as the original was (and it was really bad), the sequel was even worse. Not content with taking health insurance a... [ Blog ]
As Republicans struggle to come to agreement on how far to go with ACA repeal and what to put in its place, they are confronted with three interlocking math problems. [ Blog ]
Robert Restuccia, executive director of Community Catalyst, has denounced the House of Representative’s passage of a budget resolution to pave the way for repeal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). [ Press Release ]
Statement of Robert Restuccia, executive director of Community Catalyst, on the Senate’s passage of a budget resolution to pave the way for repeal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). [ Press Release ]
Rob Restuccia talks to Buzzfeed News about the work of the Protect Our Care Coalition. [ News Clip ]
What young adults stand to lose with the ACA opposition plan of repeal and delay >> [ Blog ]
It is often said that the first casualty of war is the truth. In the coming war on health security for the American people, one question is whether Donald Trump was sincere when he said he would not cut Medicare... [ Blog ]
How the voters thought about health care The election is over and Donald Trump, to the surprise of most people (including, apparently, the Trump campaign team) will be the next president of the United States. Although this will have profound consequenc... [ Blog ]
Background information, advocacy tips and talking points for implementation of the free care rule clarification. [ Publication ]
We know you’ve already put in countless hours preparing to educate people about the law and encouraging consumers in your community to renew their coverage ahead of what is sure to be another successful enrollment period. [ Alert ]
Gearing Up For Open Enrollment Three [ Alert ]
This case study showcases how Pennsylvania advocates engaged the media, grassroots supporters, coalition partners, legislators, and the newly elected administration to ensure that the Medicaid expansion program benefited consumers. [ Publication ]
Southern Health Perspectives is the newsletter of Community Catalyst’s Southern Health Partners network. SHP comprise a large and growing network of organizations in 12 Southern states working to advance health justice in the region. [ Alert ]
With many states actively considering coverage gap proposals and legislative sessions in full swing, we created a collection of coverage gap visuals being used in states and also point out some free and low-cost tools advocates can use to create them. [ Alert ]
All consumers who enrolled in a Marketplace plan have until December 15 to renew their coverage. While consumers can be automatically enrolled without taking any action, they should be encouraged to shop around for a plan that is a better deal for them. [ Alert ]
On the eve of what is sure to be another successful and busy open enrollment period, we wanted to share some resources and encouragement for the work ahead. [ Alert ]
By 2016, the ACA could reduce the number of uninsured by 24.7 million; however, millions of those individuals will remain uninsured due to state decisions not to implement the Medicaid expansion.
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