Community Catalyst Inc

Coverage and care: organizing for outreach is focused on building partnerships with community-based organizations to connect with people who are more likely to be or become uninsured and help make the enrollment process much easier. by teaming up with existing groups that are embedded in communitiesincluding national, state, and local organizations that excel in power building and community outreach effortscci is able to reach people who are uninsured and inadequately-insured to make sure they know what kind of coverage they may be eligible for, and help them get enrolled. cci supports on-the-ground outreach, offers tailored messages and resources, and brings partners together from across the country to discuss organizing and education strategies, successes, and challenges.

The center for consumer engagement in health innovation works directly with advocates to increase the skills and power they must establish a permanent and effective voice for consumers, particularly those with complex health and social needs. collaborating with health plans, hospitals and providers, the center seeks to incorporate the community experience into the design of systems of care. the center works with state and federal policymakers to make systems more responsive to communities by advocating for policies that reduce inequities and improve health. the center is also deepening its current work in support of family caregivers, advocating on policies and supports to improve their quality of life.

The community benefit and economic stability project works with state and local partners to develop community-driven financial assistance practices and billing and collection policies. cci is also involved in community engagement in health needs assessment to help hospitals better serve their communities and promote economic justice. this includes efforts to improve community benefit programming, hospital policies on financial assistance, and to end predatory billing and collection practices. cci also provides a platform for people who have medical debt to share their experiences, which helps to shape policies aimed at reducing and eliminating medical debt.the hospital equity and accountability project is an effort designed to address the negative impact of hospital and health industry consolidation on systemically excluded communities including asian, black, indigenous, latinx, and pacific islander communities, immigrants, women, lgbtq+ people, people with disabilities, older adults, and rural residents.the restuccia health justice fellowship is dedicated to supporting the growth and reach of diverse advocacy organizations and their leadership teams situated at the intersection of health equity, racial justice, and organizational transformation. the fellowship's primary objective is to equip diverse teams within local, state, and national health advocacy organizations with the tools, resources, and teamwork they need to transform their organizations. from this, these organizations will be able to take greater strides towards health equity and racial justice.the gender equity and health justice program works to defend coverage gains, and to improve access to a wide range of health care services for women and families. the project has a particular focus on lifting up the voices of women who are rarely represented in health policy discussions, such as young women, women of color, immigrant women, older women, low-income women, transgender people, and lgbtq+ women.together for medicaid is a partnership between community catalyst, the center on budget and policy priorities and the georgetown university center for children and families creates advocacy campaigns with community-based organizations and a dynamic cohort of medicaid expansion advocates to build demand for medicaid expansion. the project centers people most affected by the lack of medicaid coverage in these efforts.the dental access project partners with community advocates to identify and implement