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🚨BREAKING: Medical debt will no longer impact credit scores!
Thanks to advocates, impacted individuals & partners, the Biden admin has finalized a rule to ease the burden on 100M+ people like Samuel.
This is a win – but the fight isn’t over. Learn more: commcat.io/3me7CDi
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Pam is one of 80,000+ caregivers living without any realistic access to affordable health coverage.
Learn more about Pam and other caregivers like her who are playing crucial roles in our communities without any access to care themselves >> commcat.io/3AVHCnz
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For many—especially people of color & communities with lower incomes in the South—the threats outlined in Project 2025 aren't new but a lived reality.
Read our statement >> commcat.io/4fDKKmR
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Our team had a fantastic time presenting at #APHA2024! Huge thanks to @PublicHealth for allowing space to create meaningful conversations to continue advancing health equity & justice.
Did you attend one of our sessions? Share your thoughts & make sure to tag us in any pictures!
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📢 ONE WEEK until Election Day and voters are clear: we need a health system that puts people over profit.
In fact, our recent poll with @HITStrat shows 68% of voters across parties agree: tackling #medicaldebt would make the biggest difference in their daily lives.
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2 years ago, Amanda was diagnosed w/ an autoimmune disease. "I never could have imagined how that diagnosis would have really changed my financial outlook.” Like millions, she's digging herself out of #MedicalDebt.
Tell us why you’re a #MedicalDebtVoter: commcat.io/3TUtFfJ
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“I'm too young to vote. I have to take medicine & every month it costs over $100," says Myla in D.C. "Please… help us by voting for people who care.”
🗳️This fall, let's #VoteforHealthJustice & elect leaders who prioritize people like Myla: commcat.io/med-debt-voter
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Rachel in D.C. has spent thousands on mental health care for her son. “We were so focused on just getting him the care that he needed that I didn't even realize how much we were spending."
🗳️This fall, join Rachel in voting for health justice: commcat.io/med-debt-voter
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When Lucy's father passed away after battling illness, her family was left w/ crippling #MedicalDebt. “That started when I was in 7th grade and continued into college and beyond.”
Lucy is a #MedicalDebtVoter. Are you? Tell us why: commcat.io/3TUtFfJ
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“I already have multiple friends in my life who are the same age who are in thousands of dollars in medical debt because of surgeries they needed to save their life.” – Angelina, Kansas
🗣️Do you have #MedicalDebt? Tell us why you’re a #MedicalDebtVoter: commcat.io/3TUtFfJ
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Millions of U.S. adults are struggling w/ #MedicalDebt – it’s important to know your rights 💪
Whether you’ve been incorrectly charged or are facing a bill you can’t afford, you have options. Learn more about our billing guide w/ @uspirg in our new blog: commcat.io/4fbiasJ
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Too many of us are drowning in #MedicalDebt.
For the 100+ million people in the U.S. who are sick of choosing between life and debt, this is our moment. ✊
With our health on the ballot this fall, we're #MedicalDebtVoters.
Read more via @MedEconomics: bit.ly/3TQjqsM
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It’s Children’s Environmental Health Day! We’re creating a safer & healthier environment for children by partnering with communities to address social & economic drivers of health. #CEHDay
Learn more > commcat.io/483GHgW
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Yesterday, Mona Shah, our senior director of policy & strategy, & @msternthal, our director of government affairs, joined the @CFPB & Biden-Harris admin at the White House to learn about continued action & momentum to fight #MedicalDebt, a crisis impacting 100 million adults.
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Deferred interest credit cards are a #MedicalDebt trap. Promising 0% interest during a promotional period, they're an attractive option when you need to finance an unexpected medical expense.
But beware — this is only the beginning of a spiral into debt 💳
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The Biden-Harris administration just announced a factsheet outlining actions they will take to reduce #MedicalDebt & address illegal actions by debt collectors.
Let’s keep the momentum going.
See our billboard? Scan the QR code to sign our petition & share using #FreeFromDebt
Our team is in Washington, D.C. to call attention to the uniquely American #MedicalDebt crisis.
If you’re in D.C., keep an eye out for us — we’re on the move! 🚚 You can also join us by sharing your story with #FreeFromMedDebt.
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Our team is in Washington, D.C. to call attention to the uniquely American #MedicalDebt crisis.
If you’re in D.C., keep an eye out for us — we’re on the move! 🚚 You can also join us by sharing your story with #FreeFromMedDebt.
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"Medical debt is now a universal problem for you, no matter what your income level is.” - Pastor Jackman
Pastor Jackman knows #MedicalDebt keeps families from covering other basic needs – and he's building power w/ his community to fight back. Learn more: commcat.io/3XATRx0
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Pastor Jackman has heard about the burden of #MedicalDebt from his North Carolina congregation for years.
Alongside advocates like our partners @healthactionnc, he works towards immediate relief & long-term solutions to end medical debt.
🤲Learn more: commcat.io/3XATRx0
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71% of voters agree: hospitals should be prohibited from billing & collection practices that can lead to home foreclosures & bank account seizures of patients with unpaid #MedicalDebt.
Learn more >> commcat.io/3VtlcjM
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Terry is one of millions in the U.S. impacted by crushing #MedicalDebt.
This is a uniquely American crisis – it's time to take this fight to the polls.
🗳️Learn more & be a #MedicalDebtVoter this fall >> commcat.io/med-debt-voter
Americans owe $220 billion in medical debt.
In one of the states hardest hit, North Carolina, Terry Belk has been trying to pay his late wife's cancer treatment bills for 20 years. nbcnews.com/news/investigati…
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DYK: 4 in 10 adults in the US are living with medical debt. We need policymakers to take action now.
Are you with us? Take the #MedicalDebtVoter pledge & demand a health system that puts people over profits. Together, we can make a difference. 🗳️ pulse.ly/s4mmqk5nsq
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This is not an isolated incident & demands immediate action.
Private equity firms cut costs to quickly boost profit – at the expense of community health. These firms have spent $1 trillion on health care acquisitions in the past decade.
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TODAY📢 @SenBillCassidy, @SenSanders & others are hearing from community members impacted by private equity & corporate greed @ Steward Health Care.
This is a critical moment for policymakers to hold hospitals accountable to their communities >> commcat.io/4edcrSs
LIVE: We cannot allow CEOs like Dr. de la Torre and wealthy private equity executives to treat our health care system as their own personal piggy bank. We have got to make sure that what happened at Steward never happens again. x.com/i/broadcasts/1ynJODrvB…
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🔔 The stakes are high, and our voices are powerful. This election, vote like your health depends on it—because it does.
Take the #MedicalDebtVoter pledge and help us build a future where no one is buried under medical debt. 🗳️ #VoteForChange pulse.ly/hao72argho
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Did you tune into last night's #PresidentialDebate? 👀
Cost of living is on the ballot. Recent polling w/ @HITStrat found 66% of voters feel more favorable towards a policymaker that tackles #MedicalDebt. Do you agree?
Take the #MedicalDebtVoter pledge: pulse.ly/lzj5krwsqj
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Long COVID is more than an illness.
Community Catalyst connected with partners across the country to better understand the wants, needs, and solutions that address this emerging crisis.
Read the report >> pulse.ly/5dftf3bxbp
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🗳️ Medical debt shouldn't dictate our lives. This election, your vote can help change the system.
We're thrilled to introduce our #MedicalDebtVoter campaign! Join the movement to end #MedicalDebt & make your voice heard for #HealthJustice. commcat.io/med-debt-voter
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One medical emergency shouldn’t equal a lifetime of debt. But #MedicalDebt impacts four in ten U.S. adults.
@CFPB, @POTUS & @VP are working to change this, but profit-driven entities are getting in the way. More about the movement to #ProtectOurCredit: commcat.io/4dP8Wlt
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We are in a #MedicalDebt crisis. Samuel is one of millions who know just how flawed our system is — and he’s joining us in fighting back.
Now, a new rule from the Biden-Harris administration could change everything. Learn more about the #ProtectOurCredit movement below 📺
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The people have made their position clear – it's time to prevent #MedicalDebt from impacting credit scores.
But profit-driven companies are fighting to maintain the status quo.
We can't let them derail progress. Join the movement to #ProtectOurCredit: commcat.io/4dP8Wlt
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Even though she was insured, a hospital visit left MaryElizabeth and her two young children w/ #MedicalDebt. The result?
They almost lost their home.
Our stories matter. If you’ve experienced medical debt, share your story with policymakers. >> commcat.io/4dfWFpK
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Our communities thrive when we all embrace immunization.
Our partners at @NewHorizonMS are partnering with community pillars, like beauty salons and barbershops, to keep their communities healthy and vaccinated--> commcat.io/3WMKn2L
#NationalImmunizationMonth
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The entire Community Catalyst team is taking a week of rest. We believe that our people are our strength; and sometimes self-restoration is how we get stronger.
No content will be posted this week, but we’ll be back soon: recharged & ready to continue our work. 🌼 #SelfCare
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Messaging matters when we talk to our communities on vaccine equity—but so does the messenger.
Our partners at New Horizon share their insights on building trust through connection. #NationalImmunizationMonth
More about our vaccine equity partners 👇commcat.io/3WMKn2L
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“I watched my wife die and these people still came at me, and her, as she was dying for money.
“This is a national crisis... The only way that this is going to stop [is] if people speak up.” - Terry Belk
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Community leaders like Pastor Jackman are working to address the root causes of #MedicalDebt & provide relief to families.
His work made a recent medical debt relief policy in NC possible. Join us, Pastor Jackman & @healthactionnc to fight medical debt: commcat.io/3LWmaAx
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Even though she was insured, a hospital visit left MaryElizabeth and her two young children w/ #MedicalDebt. The result?
They almost lost their home.
Our stories matter. If you’ve experienced medical debt, share your story with policymakers. >> commcat.io/4dfWFpK
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.@POTUS & @VP proposed removing #MedicalDebt from credit scores—a potential game-changer for millions. But big corporate interests are trying to stop our progress.
Add your name to let demand policymakers #ProtectOurCredit from medical debt >> commcat.io/3ye3j0R
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Terry, w/help from our partners @healthactionnc, speaks up to end #MedicalDebt in North Carolina and nationwide.
NC's new medical debt relief program provides a blueprint for other states & is only possible if we continue to build collective power >> commcat.io/3LWmaAx
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If policymakers don’t #MakeAPTCsPermanent:
❌Millions of people will lose health coverage
❌#MedicalDebt will increase
❌The uninsured rate in our country will go up
But this isn't just about numbers. It's about real people's lives & financial stability.
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Just like seatbelts reduce the risk of getting hurt, annual vaccinations reduce the risk of getting sick.
This #NationalImmunizationMonth, see how our @KnockandDrop partners are helping their community stay healthy & up-to-date on their vaccinations --> pulse.ly/m6ihhrpave
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ACA Advanced Premium Tax Credits have opened the door to health care for millions of people. However, these credits face expiration in 2025 and some Republican leaders in Congress are blocking efforts to #MakeAPTCsPermanent. Learn more >> pulse.ly/ukhdwj4xwg
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The "public" needs to be at the center of public health – and young people like J are ready to mobilize.
Our youth power building toolkit is a resource hub made by & for youth that offers strategies for adults & youth to engage young people in advocacy > pulse.ly/oi7knwdj0b
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Corporate greed in our health care system is making us sicker:
💰 When hospitals merge, prices go up
💰 #MedicalDebt increases
💰 Urban & rural communities of color lose their hospitals
It's time to put people over profit >> pulse.ly/rdzkl5hg0t
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People are skipping the dentist out of fear they will end up in #MedicalDebt. Teeth are an essential part of our overall health — yet are not treated as such.
Urge @POTUS to make dental care an essential health benefit all insurance plans must cover >> pulse.ly/2prawbtnd9
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Our recent poll with @HITStrat demonstrates strong bipartisan support for policymakers to address the #MedicalDebt crisis by banning the promotion of predatory deferred-interest credit cards in medical settings. Learn more >> commcat.io/3LfXtPj
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Our recent poll with @HITStrat shows that 72% of voters favor obligating hospitals to directly inform patients of their payment options, including financial assistance.
Are non-profit hospitals serving their communities? Share today >> pulse.ly/xbyy0befyn
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Recently, @POTUS announced he would be taking steps to ensure #MedicalDebt no longer unfairly lowers credit scores.
How will this impact your or someone you know? Record a video & share your reaction >> pulse.ly/wmac5flmeb
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Through our “Amplifying the Power of Family Caregiver Voices Project,” supported by @aclgov, we are working with partners across 9 states to create a responsive health care system that supports the needs of family caregivers across the country >>commcat.io/apfc
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Have you gone to the dentist and ended up with medical debt? We want to hear from you. Record a short video and share with us how this has impacted your life. pulse.ly/pscd6eu5cb
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People are skipping the dentist out of fear they will end up in #MedicalDebt. Teeth are an essential part of our overall health — yet are not treated as such.
Urge @POTUS to make dental care an essential health benefit all insurance plans must cover >> pulse.ly/zfcbqxa6pd
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#BREAKING: We have joined 100+ organizations asking Congress to make adult dental coverage an essential health benefit. Oral health is essential to overall health. It’s far past time we start treating it as such. Learn more >> commcat.io/3xpcxqE
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A recent poll by Community Catalyst found that 72% of voters favor obligating hospitals to directly inform patients of their payment options.
We need policymakers to hold non-profit hospitals accountable. Sign the petition >> commcat.io/3uQ7bDu
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BREAKING: Sustained investment in Navigators and community based organizations is important because they play an instrumental role in our public health system. Learn more about the news today from the Biden administration here >> cms.gov/newsroom/press-relea…
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In their hunt for profits, private equity firms continue to buy up health care facilities, hurting our communities and leaving too many of us in #medicaldebt.
Join us in urging @POTUS to take action to reign in consolidation in health care >> pulse.ly/6x8zgrz693
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🚨Private Equity firms are buying up hospitals and physician practices — only to cut services & staff to boost profits.
Has this happened in your community? Share your story with us to shine a brighter light on this urgent issue today >> pulse.ly/fe2rsadro5
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Corporate greed in our health care system is making us sicker
💰When hospitals merge, prices go up
💰#MedicalDebt increases — w/ aggressive billing practices
💰Urban & rural communities of color lose their hospitals
It's time to put people over profit > pulse.ly/wfkr1uphdi
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When private equity buys a health care system, patients often pay the price.
We joined @RealBankReform, @PEstakeholder & 90+ organizations in calling @POTUS to take immediate action to curb the harmful practices of private equity in health care. More >> pulse.ly/t2hvtmxuzt
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Over 2M dually eligible people live in rural communities & might face significant health care delivery challenges.
Join @ScholarEquity at @Integrate_Care's upcoming webinar to learn how health plans can improve the health outcomes of this population.
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