Community Catalyst

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Purple background with a circular frame of a Black woman named Cassenda Nelson from Georgia, wearing glasses, smiling at the viewer. White text reads: "My daughter needed urgent care for her diabetes and seizures; I didn't have the luxury of waiting. I had to act, even though I knew the bills would come. The debt didn't just affect my credit. It affected my peace. It meant choosing between paying for medication or keeping the lights on, it meant delaying my own care to prioritize her, it meant working multiple jobs, juggling responsibilities, and still feeling like I'm falling behind." Families USA org logo is at the bottom of the image.
Background image of a soccer stadium filled with fans and "Goal" blazoned on a jumbotron screen. The photo blurs on the right side, blending audience and field. Text reads "Every team in the World Cup comes from a country with universal healthcare." Bold yellow text reads "Except one."
Dark orange background with lighter orange semi-circle enclosed with white text that reads: "News: Patients Protected from Predatory Medical Credit Cards in Connecticut" and in smaller text, "The new state law with bipartisan support bans financial products being marketed when patients are receiving healthcare services or are under anesthesia."
Excerpt from article reads "New data suggests these concerns are not hypothetical. According to an exclusive NBC News report, over 400 hospitals across the U.S. are at high risk of closing or reducing services following Medicaid funding changes enacted in 2025. Those hospitals collectively serve nearly seven million patients. "Many of the facilities identified in the report operate on narrow margins and depend heavily on public insurance funding to remain open. Health analysts say hospitals serving low-income communities, including many with large Black populations, are particularly vulnerable under those conditions."
Light purple background with dark purple text reads: "Did you know new mothers are twice as likely to have medical debt." In smaller text "A 2024 KFF survey found 14.3% of women who gave birth in the last year and a half have more than $250 in medical debt, compared to 7.6% of women in the same age group who didn’t recently have a child. Having a baby shouldn’t mean taking on more debt." The image is branded with a Community Catalyst logo.
Dark green background with light green text that reads "Care is not charity" and in bright orange text "it's justice." Logos for Community Catalyst and New Disabled South are centered in the bottom of the graphic.
Panel of health justice advocates and policy experts, including (left to right) Families USA Senior Communications Manager Lisa Holland, alignco co-founder Alison Betty, Community Catalyst Interim Senior Director of Policy and Strategy Michelle Sternthal, and Health Equity Works Executive Director Kimberly Hall. The panelists sit in chairs at a table in front of a conference room.
Community Catalyst President & CEO Linda Goler Blount, MPH with American Public Health Association Executive Director Georges Benjamin at Families USA's Health Action Conference. The two panelists sit next to each other, Dr. Benjamin is wearing a black suit holding a microphone. Linda Goler Blount is wearing a grey skirt and sweater.
Panel of health justice advocates and policy experts, including Community Catalyst President & CEO Linda Goler Blount, American Public Health Association Executive Director Georges Benjamin, AcademyHealth President & CEO Aaron E. Carroll, Governors Public Health Alliance (PHA) Managing Director Angela Botticella, and Families USA Senior Director of Health Equity Staci Lofton during the plenary "Protecting Public Health.” The panelists sit in chairs on a stage.
President & CEO of Planned Parenthood, Alexis McGill Johnson takes the stage in a full conference room in Washington, DC. Photo taken from back of room.
Advocates and health care policy experts convene in Washington, DC for the annual Health Action Network. Families USA Executive Director Anthony Wright takes the stage in a full conference room.
Families shouldn't have to choose between groceries and health care. Dark green background event flyer with two women standing side by side features details: Join Community Catalyst and Families USA for a Bluesky chat on why Congress must make the enhanced premium tax credits permanent. Tuesday 10/14 at 12pm PST 3pm EST on Bluesky. Use #CareNotCuts to join the conversation,
Families shouldn't have to choose between groceries and health care. Dark green background event flyer with two women standing side by side features details: Join Community Catalyst and Families USA for a Bluesky chat on why Congress must make the enhanced premium tax credits permanent. Tuesday 10/14 at 12pm PST 3pm EST on Bluesky. Use #CareNotCuts to join the conversation,
A panel of speakers including Rep. Sydney Kamlager, CBC Whip, in front of an audience at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation
Quote Graphic with Picture of Community Catalyst CEO Linda Goler Blount that reads: "This will not be a short fight, but we're in it for the long haul, and we're in to make sure that people have access to the care that they need and understand what they really are entitled to."