The increasing corporatization of the U.S. health system often prevents people from achieving and maintaining their best health. Large hospital systems are closing locations in lower-income communities. Individuals are frequently…
Far too much of the health care industry puts profits above people, with a large assist from the tax code. The unfettered, profit-driven corporate evolution of health care is behind…
Instead of healing our communities, non-profit hospital systems are hurting them. Despite receiving local, state, and federal tax breaks to ensure community investment, many hospital systems are driving individuals and…
Emily Stewart was interviewed on WNYC's The Takeaway about the uniquely American issue of medical debt.
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…
Together, We Can End Medical Debt One hundred million adults — 41 percent of adults in the U.S. — hold medical debt in some form. This debt often hides among credit…
In June 2021, the Colorado General Assembly passed a groundbreaking law to protect hospital patients from the hardships caused by medical debt. This legislation — HB21-1198: Health-care Billing Requirements for…
Medical debt is an issue that threatens the economic stability of Marylanders, especially individuals and families with low income and living in communities of color. According to Urban Institute data,…
Amicus brief filed with the Supreme Court regarding the role of data mining in driving illegal promotions of off-label drugs by Community Catalyst, Prescription Access Litigation, Health Care for All…
Community Catalyst's PAL coalition and 22 other groups weigh in on FDA's notice on making risks clear, conspicuous and neutral in broadcast drug ads