Closing the Coverage Gap and Making Care Available for Caregivers
We’re in a caregiving crisis. We need more caregivers – and we’re not providing the care they need. Caregivers are doing critical work in our communities and playing key roles…
If you don’t pay your medical bill, the provider can sue you for payment or sell your debt to a collection company. If you fail to pay your bills, it can also hurt your credit score. However, some states have laws that prohibit health care providers from using certain collection practices against patients to collect unpaid medical bills.
View this resourceThe COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated historical and persistent disparities in health and highlighted the impact of systemic and structural racism among marginalized racial and ethnic communities.
View this resourceMany non-profit hospitals aren’t living up to their promise to community – and it’s having significant impacts on the health and financial security of people. With 4 in 10 adults experiencing health care debt in America, and the majority of individuals who are in debt to hospitals having insurance, it’s clear the problem is widespread and deserves federal action.
View this resourceWe’re in a caregiving crisis. We need more caregivers – and we’re not providing the care they need. Caregivers are doing critical work in our communities and playing key roles…
Oral health is critical to overall health, impacting physical, mental, social and emotional well-being. Despite its importance, millions of people in the U.S. lack access to dental care. With the expansion…
Glaring Gaps in Dental Coverage and Access The current patchwork of limited and inconsistent dental coverage is compounded by significant oral health workforce shortages that disproportionately impact rural, Tribal, and…
Our Approach In collaboration with community-based and advocacy organizations, Community Catalyst hosted listening sessions with community members in three states: Colorado, Nebraska and Ohio. Key Themes Key themes were uncovered…
This resource provides information on oral health data and sources that dental advocates commonly find helpful in describing access to care barriers, oral health problems, and disparities. These data are…
An Update from Alabama August 2023 In advance of this Labor Day, Community Catalyst worked with Cover Alabama to take a look at health care options for working people in…
Dental disease hurts more than our teeth. It’s tied to our overall health. Tooth decay can risk our physical, mental, and economic wellbeing. It also strains state budgets. Policy barriers…
Patient complaints are a crucial means of ensuring that patients get value for their insurance coverage. In particular, complaints are one way to document the insurance problems that keep patients…
No Cuts to Medicaid While the administration and some in Congress have come out in support of sparing Medicare and Social Security from cuts in the negotiations around raising the…
What are Essential Health Benefits (EHBs)? In the simplest of terms: Essential Health Benefits (EHBs) are the health care services that most health plans across the country must cover: services…
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