Authors: Miriam Straus, Policy Adviser, Community Catalyst William Rice, Senior Writer, Americans for Tax Fairness (ATF) Higher prices, denied care and substandard services – this is what our communities…
Medical debt affects individuals and communities across the United States. The burden of medical debt can have profound implications for an individual’s financial well-being and access to health care services….
The U.S. spends nearly $27 billion each year treating vaccine-preventable diseases. At a time when measles outbreaks are surging, tuberculosis cases are climbing, childhood vaccination rates are plummeting, and families…
Highlights from the Vaccine Equity and Access Program 2021-2025
Leveraging Community Catalyst's VEAP Model to Strengthen Community-Based Organization Engagement in Public Health
At Community Catalyst, we work with people who have faced medical debt, as well as partner organizations across the country and other national groups advocating to prevent and end medical…
This case was formerly known as Braidwood Management, Inc. v Becerra. Threats to No-Cost Preventative Care Could Deepen Inequity and Drive More People into Medical Debt The U.S. Court of…
What does it mean to truly center people in research—especially those too often left out of the conversation? Our recently completed project, Capacity Building for Patient Engagement in PCOR on…
The attack on the CFPB: What’s at Stake The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) was created to stand up for people, not corporations—to protect us from predatory lenders, abusive debt…
Vaccinations are an essential evidence-based component of preventive healthcare. While many people associate vaccines with childhood, adult vaccinations are equally important for maintaining good health and protecting against preventable diseases. …