A Healthier Democracy
@ahdemocracy.bsky.social
Building platforms for collaboration and community organizing at the intersection of health and civic engagement to maximize collective impact. https://linktr.ee/ahealthierdemocracy
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Healthcare providers are the unwavering defenders of our communities. They stand firm when policies falter, when systems fail, when the most vulnerable are left to navigate uncertainty alone. And in times when policies shift and the vulnerable are left in limbo +
🚨 All 50 states have now applied for a share of the $50B Rural Health Transformation Fund, created to offset major Medicaid cuts.
The fund promises to support workforce development, telehealth, and access to care in rural communities, but many fear the money won’t reach the clinics that need it most
The fund promises to support workforce development, telehealth, and access to care in rural communities, but many fear the money won’t reach the clinics that need it most
November 10, 2025 at 4:49 PM
🚨 All 50 states have now applied for a share of the $50B Rural Health Transformation Fund, created to offset major Medicaid cuts.
The fund promises to support workforce development, telehealth, and access to care in rural communities, but many fear the money won’t reach the clinics that need it most
The fund promises to support workforce development, telehealth, and access to care in rural communities, but many fear the money won’t reach the clinics that need it most
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🎉Congratulations to our remote Patient Navigator, Maya Chu, on having her abstract “Comparing Digital and In-Person Enrollment Modalities for ACP and Lifeline” accepted & presented at the AMA Research Challenge (Virtual Competition) last month! 💙 Proud of your work advancing health access & equity!
November 10, 2025 at 3:22 PM
🎉Congratulations to our remote Patient Navigator, Maya Chu, on having her abstract “Comparing Digital and In-Person Enrollment Modalities for ACP and Lifeline” accepted & presented at the AMA Research Challenge (Virtual Competition) last month! 💙 Proud of your work advancing health access & equity!
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Good news for Massachusetts families: TAFDC/EAFDC benefits are still being paid out. 💵
Even as federal SNAP funding faces uncertainty, families receiving cash assistance through TAFDC & EAFDC will continue to get their benefits. Stay informed & check your case details through DTA Connect for updates
Even as federal SNAP funding faces uncertainty, families receiving cash assistance through TAFDC & EAFDC will continue to get their benefits. Stay informed & check your case details through DTA Connect for updates
November 7, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Good news for Massachusetts families: TAFDC/EAFDC benefits are still being paid out. 💵
Even as federal SNAP funding faces uncertainty, families receiving cash assistance through TAFDC & EAFDC will continue to get their benefits. Stay informed & check your case details through DTA Connect for updates
Even as federal SNAP funding faces uncertainty, families receiving cash assistance through TAFDC & EAFDC will continue to get their benefits. Stay informed & check your case details through DTA Connect for updates
When mental health funding is cut and “resilience” becomes the only official plan 🫠
Slashing budgets for community mental health services doesn’t make the need disappear, it just pushes it further out of reach.
Policy choices shape access. And right now, millions are being told to cope without care.
Slashing budgets for community mental health services doesn’t make the need disappear, it just pushes it further out of reach.
Policy choices shape access. And right now, millions are being told to cope without care.
November 7, 2025 at 2:03 PM
When mental health funding is cut and “resilience” becomes the only official plan 🫠
Slashing budgets for community mental health services doesn’t make the need disappear, it just pushes it further out of reach.
Policy choices shape access. And right now, millions are being told to cope without care.
Slashing budgets for community mental health services doesn’t make the need disappear, it just pushes it further out of reach.
Policy choices shape access. And right now, millions are being told to cope without care.
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🚀 This upcoming #GivingTuesday, your gift powers AI that connects families to food, internet, and healthcare, benefits that change lives.
Link Health’s tools have helped 33,500+ people unlock $5.2 M in aid. Imagine what we can do together. 💙
🌐 Donate here: voter.kindful.com?campaign=135...
Link Health’s tools have helped 33,500+ people unlock $5.2 M in aid. Imagine what we can do together. 💙
🌐 Donate here: voter.kindful.com?campaign=135...
November 6, 2025 at 6:07 PM
🚀 This upcoming #GivingTuesday, your gift powers AI that connects families to food, internet, and healthcare, benefits that change lives.
Link Health’s tools have helped 33,500+ people unlock $5.2 M in aid. Imagine what we can do together. 💙
🌐 Donate here: voter.kindful.com?campaign=135...
Link Health’s tools have helped 33,500+ people unlock $5.2 M in aid. Imagine what we can do together. 💙
🌐 Donate here: voter.kindful.com?campaign=135...
Nonprofits, this is your moment! The Centene Foundation’s Fall Grant Cycle is open from Sept 1 – Nov 30. Partner with Centene to advance health, social services, and education in your community. Apply now at www.centene.com/who-we-are/c... 💡 #HealthEquity #CommunityImpact #GrantOpportunity
November 6, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Nonprofits, this is your moment! The Centene Foundation’s Fall Grant Cycle is open from Sept 1 – Nov 30. Partner with Centene to advance health, social services, and education in your community. Apply now at www.centene.com/who-we-are/c... 💡 #HealthEquity #CommunityImpact #GrantOpportunity
When the safety net starts ghosting us… who you gonna call?
Your elected reps. ☎️
From Medicaid to WIC to telehealth, vital programs are hanging by a thread.
If the system’s disappearing when you need it most, it’s time to speak up.
📢 Call. Write. Vote. The safety net isn’t self-repairing.
Your elected reps. ☎️
From Medicaid to WIC to telehealth, vital programs are hanging by a thread.
If the system’s disappearing when you need it most, it’s time to speak up.
📢 Call. Write. Vote. The safety net isn’t self-repairing.
November 5, 2025 at 6:29 PM
When the safety net starts ghosting us… who you gonna call?
Your elected reps. ☎️
From Medicaid to WIC to telehealth, vital programs are hanging by a thread.
If the system’s disappearing when you need it most, it’s time to speak up.
📢 Call. Write. Vote. The safety net isn’t self-repairing.
Your elected reps. ☎️
From Medicaid to WIC to telehealth, vital programs are hanging by a thread.
If the system’s disappearing when you need it most, it’s time to speak up.
📢 Call. Write. Vote. The safety net isn’t self-repairing.
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🌟 We’re thrilled to share that our Executive Director, Ar’Sheill Monsanto, will join the Texas AI Leadership Summit 2025 on Nov 5 at HCC West Loop Campus!
🤖 She’ll be a panelist on the Operations Leaders Panel — “Human + Machine: Redefining Operational Excellence in the Age of AI.”
🤖 She’ll be a panelist on the Operations Leaders Panel — “Human + Machine: Redefining Operational Excellence in the Age of AI.”
November 5, 2025 at 3:23 PM
🌟 We’re thrilled to share that our Executive Director, Ar’Sheill Monsanto, will join the Texas AI Leadership Summit 2025 on Nov 5 at HCC West Loop Campus!
🤖 She’ll be a panelist on the Operations Leaders Panel — “Human + Machine: Redefining Operational Excellence in the Age of AI.”
🤖 She’ll be a panelist on the Operations Leaders Panel — “Human + Machine: Redefining Operational Excellence in the Age of AI.”
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💬 Ar’Sheill will share how Link Health is using AI to make benefit enrollment faster, easier, and more equitable — and connect with innovators shaping the future of AI-driven operations across Texas.
#TexasAI #HCC #ProjectA #InnovantTech #LinkHealth #AIforGood #HealthEquity
#TexasAI #HCC #ProjectA #InnovantTech #LinkHealth #AIforGood #HealthEquity
November 5, 2025 at 3:23 PM
💬 Ar’Sheill will share how Link Health is using AI to make benefit enrollment faster, easier, and more equitable — and connect with innovators shaping the future of AI-driven operations across Texas.
#TexasAI #HCC #ProjectA #InnovantTech #LinkHealth #AIforGood #HealthEquity
#TexasAI #HCC #ProjectA #InnovantTech #LinkHealth #AIforGood #HealthEquity
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🎉 Excited to join the University of Houston’s Fall 2025 Health Professions & HDFS Career Mixer on Nov 5!🎓As UH celebrates its Centennial, we look forward to meeting students passionate about making an impact in health, policy, and social change🚀 Stop by our table for opportunities to join our team!
November 4, 2025 at 7:31 PM
🎉 Excited to join the University of Houston’s Fall 2025 Health Professions & HDFS Career Mixer on Nov 5!🎓As UH celebrates its Centennial, we look forward to meeting students passionate about making an impact in health, policy, and social change🚀 Stop by our table for opportunities to join our team!
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❄️ A potential SNAP freeze in Massachusetts could do more than halt food assistance — it could deepen health inequities across the state.
Check out our latest blog and learn about how we can respond together. link-health.org/2025/11/03/a...
Check out our latest blog and learn about how we can respond together. link-health.org/2025/11/03/a...
November 4, 2025 at 2:01 PM
❄️ A potential SNAP freeze in Massachusetts could do more than halt food assistance — it could deepen health inequities across the state.
Check out our latest blog and learn about how we can respond together. link-health.org/2025/11/03/a...
Check out our latest blog and learn about how we can respond together. link-health.org/2025/11/03/a...
Elevate Prize GET LOUD Award
Grassroots leaders, this is for you! 💙 $25,000 awarded each month to two bold organizations from anywhere in the world driving change. Check out their instagram and nominate your fav org 👉🏻 elevateprize.org/get-loud-awa...
Grassroots leaders, this is for you! 💙 $25,000 awarded each month to two bold organizations from anywhere in the world driving change. Check out their instagram and nominate your fav org 👉🏻 elevateprize.org/get-loud-awa...
November 4, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Elevate Prize GET LOUD Award
Grassroots leaders, this is for you! 💙 $25,000 awarded each month to two bold organizations from anywhere in the world driving change. Check out their instagram and nominate your fav org 👉🏻 elevateprize.org/get-loud-awa...
Grassroots leaders, this is for you! 💙 $25,000 awarded each month to two bold organizations from anywhere in the world driving change. Check out their instagram and nominate your fav org 👉🏻 elevateprize.org/get-loud-awa...
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🎉 Huge congrats to our former Patient Navigator Meera on having her abstract accepted at the World Academic Congress of Emergency Medicine in 🇮🇳 India! 🌍✨ We’re so proud to see your impact reaching global stages! 💙👏 #WACEM25
November 3, 2025 at 4:34 PM
🎉 Huge congrats to our former Patient Navigator Meera on having her abstract accepted at the World Academic Congress of Emergency Medicine in 🇮🇳 India! 🌍✨ We’re so proud to see your impact reaching global stages! 💙👏 #WACEM25
Prior Authorization sounds harmless — until it delays the care you need 🩺
It’s a policy that requires doctors to get permission from insurance companies before prescribing certain treatments, scans, or medications. On paper, it’s meant to control costs and prevent unnecessary care.
It’s a policy that requires doctors to get permission from insurance companies before prescribing certain treatments, scans, or medications. On paper, it’s meant to control costs and prevent unnecessary care.
November 3, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Prior Authorization sounds harmless — until it delays the care you need 🩺
It’s a policy that requires doctors to get permission from insurance companies before prescribing certain treatments, scans, or medications. On paper, it’s meant to control costs and prevent unnecessary care.
It’s a policy that requires doctors to get permission from insurance companies before prescribing certain treatments, scans, or medications. On paper, it’s meant to control costs and prevent unnecessary care.
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This is no TRICK - it's your final chance to TREAT yourself to early voting in Houston! Don't let this opportunity vanish like a ghost! 👻✨
Head to your nearest polling place before it's too late. Trust us, exercising your right to vote is FANG-tastic!
#HoustonVotes #EarlyVoting #NoTricksJustVotes
Head to your nearest polling place before it's too late. Trust us, exercising your right to vote is FANG-tastic!
#HoustonVotes #EarlyVoting #NoTricksJustVotes
October 31, 2025 at 2:05 PM
This is no TRICK - it's your final chance to TREAT yourself to early voting in Houston! Don't let this opportunity vanish like a ghost! 👻✨
Head to your nearest polling place before it's too late. Trust us, exercising your right to vote is FANG-tastic!
#HoustonVotes #EarlyVoting #NoTricksJustVotes
Head to your nearest polling place before it's too late. Trust us, exercising your right to vote is FANG-tastic!
#HoustonVotes #EarlyVoting #NoTricksJustVotes
When you remember voting every couple years is kinda… the point 😬
October 30, 2025 at 3:33 PM
When you remember voting every couple years is kinda… the point 😬
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🎙️ We’re back on AI and Healthcare with Dr. Sanjay Juneja! This week, we’re diving into how nearly 40% of ER visits happen because the system is failing patients, and how Link Health is using AI to connect them to federal benefits right there in the ER. 💡🏥 @alisterfmartin.bsky.social
October 30, 2025 at 2:04 PM
🎙️ We’re back on AI and Healthcare with Dr. Sanjay Juneja! This week, we’re diving into how nearly 40% of ER visits happen because the system is failing patients, and how Link Health is using AI to connect them to federal benefits right there in the ER. 💡🏥 @alisterfmartin.bsky.social
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A couple weeks ago, we kicked off our first day in clinic at Harvard Street with our new Patient Navigators from William James College! 🚀 Always excited to see new faces join our mission to make healthcare and benefits more accessible for all. 💪🏽
October 29, 2025 at 2:04 PM
A couple weeks ago, we kicked off our first day in clinic at Harvard Street with our new Patient Navigators from William James College! 🚀 Always excited to see new faces join our mission to make healthcare and benefits more accessible for all. 💪🏽
Just because a post sounds confident doesn’t mean it’s true.
Source bias is real and the loudest voice isn’t always the most accurate.
Here’s how I double-check medical headlines, viral claims, and healthcare stats before I share:
📌 Look for multiple sources
📌 See who funds or publishes the info
Source bias is real and the loudest voice isn’t always the most accurate.
Here’s how I double-check medical headlines, viral claims, and healthcare stats before I share:
📌 Look for multiple sources
📌 See who funds or publishes the info
October 29, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Just because a post sounds confident doesn’t mean it’s true.
Source bias is real and the loudest voice isn’t always the most accurate.
Here’s how I double-check medical headlines, viral claims, and healthcare stats before I share:
📌 Look for multiple sources
📌 See who funds or publishes the info
Source bias is real and the loudest voice isn’t always the most accurate.
Here’s how I double-check medical headlines, viral claims, and healthcare stats before I share:
📌 Look for multiple sources
📌 See who funds or publishes the info
✨ Ready to turn bold ideas into lasting impact?
The Henry Luce Foundation is inviting nonprofits and institutions to apply for grants that advance knowledge, leadership, and public discourse across the U.S. and globally. 🌍
Whether you’re driving innovation in education, policy, or the arts—
The Henry Luce Foundation is inviting nonprofits and institutions to apply for grants that advance knowledge, leadership, and public discourse across the U.S. and globally. 🌍
Whether you’re driving innovation in education, policy, or the arts—
October 28, 2025 at 4:39 PM
✨ Ready to turn bold ideas into lasting impact?
The Henry Luce Foundation is inviting nonprofits and institutions to apply for grants that advance knowledge, leadership, and public discourse across the U.S. and globally. 🌍
Whether you’re driving innovation in education, policy, or the arts—
The Henry Luce Foundation is inviting nonprofits and institutions to apply for grants that advance knowledge, leadership, and public discourse across the U.S. and globally. 🌍
Whether you’re driving innovation in education, policy, or the arts—
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💙 Last week, Patient Navigator Nishta helped a patient learn to use her new laptop, connecting her to church, family, and the shows she loves. Moments like this remind us that Link Health is more than benefits, it’s about connection, dignity, and care. 🌟
October 28, 2025 at 3:53 PM
💙 Last week, Patient Navigator Nishta helped a patient learn to use her new laptop, connecting her to church, family, and the shows she loves. Moments like this remind us that Link Health is more than benefits, it’s about connection, dignity, and care. 🌟
Quoting aliens to describe how wild it feels watching millions lose coverage 👽🚨
October 27, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Quoting aliens to describe how wild it feels watching millions lose coverage 👽🚨
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💰 We've officially crossed the $5 million mark in benefits distributed! 🎉
That’s $5,238,350 in life-changing support, helping families access food, internet, childcare, and healthcare through programs like SNAP, WIC, and Lifeline. 💙
Together, we’re proving that access = impact. 🌍 #HealthEquity
That’s $5,238,350 in life-changing support, helping families access food, internet, childcare, and healthcare through programs like SNAP, WIC, and Lifeline. 💙
Together, we’re proving that access = impact. 🌍 #HealthEquity
October 27, 2025 at 4:29 PM
💰 We've officially crossed the $5 million mark in benefits distributed! 🎉
That’s $5,238,350 in life-changing support, helping families access food, internet, childcare, and healthcare through programs like SNAP, WIC, and Lifeline. 💙
Together, we’re proving that access = impact. 🌍 #HealthEquity
That’s $5,238,350 in life-changing support, helping families access food, internet, childcare, and healthcare through programs like SNAP, WIC, and Lifeline. 💙
Together, we’re proving that access = impact. 🌍 #HealthEquity
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We're thrilled to announce Ar’Sheill Monsanto as the new Exec Director of Link Health! Ar’Sheill has been a driving force behind our mission to make public benefits enrollment accessible for all, leading partnerships, building coalitions, and centering community voices. With 20+ years of experience
October 24, 2025 at 4:04 PM
We're thrilled to announce Ar’Sheill Monsanto as the new Exec Director of Link Health! Ar’Sheill has been a driving force behind our mission to make public benefits enrollment accessible for all, leading partnerships, building coalitions, and centering community voices. With 20+ years of experience
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in health equity & public policy, she brings both vision and heart to this role.
Under her leadership, we will continue to expand access to programs like SNAP, WIC & Medicaid, grow our Certified Patient Navigator training program, & advance our work at the intersection of health, technology & equity
Under her leadership, we will continue to expand access to programs like SNAP, WIC & Medicaid, grow our Certified Patient Navigator training program, & advance our work at the intersection of health, technology & equity
October 24, 2025 at 4:04 PM
in health equity & public policy, she brings both vision and heart to this role.
Under her leadership, we will continue to expand access to programs like SNAP, WIC & Medicaid, grow our Certified Patient Navigator training program, & advance our work at the intersection of health, technology & equity
Under her leadership, we will continue to expand access to programs like SNAP, WIC & Medicaid, grow our Certified Patient Navigator training program, & advance our work at the intersection of health, technology & equity