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.

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

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

🚀 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...

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.

🌟 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.”

🎉 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!

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...

❄️ 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...

🎉 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.

👉🏻 In reality, it often means: - Delayed diagnoses and treatments - Hours of extra paperwork for providers - Patients left waiting or worse, worsening Take the Medicare Advantage prior authorization rule, for example: many insurers use third-party algorithms that automatically deny requests for care

even when the treatment is medically necessary. While new federal reforms now require faster turnaround times and more transparency, enforcement remains weak. Many denials are eventually overturned proving the process itself is broken. Doctors and patients aren’t the problem. The system is. ❤️🩹

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

When you remember voting every couple years is kinda… the point 😬

🎙️ 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

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

📌 Ask: does this person benefit from convincing me? Swipe left on source bias 🫣 #ThisTermIn60Sec #HealthPolicyExplained #PremedTips #MediaLiteracy #SourceBias #DoYourResearch #NotJustVibes

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. 💪🏽

💙 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 👽🚨

💰 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

📣Hey Houston! Early voting started on Oct. 20th and ends on Oct. 31st. Your health is always on the ballot so make sure you use your voice and cast your vote.🗳️ Here are the hours to help you avoid the lines: ⏱️ Sat,. Oct 25: 7 AM-7 PM ⏱️ Sun., Oct 26: 12 PM-7 PM ⏱️ Mon- Fri., Oct 27-31: 7 AM-7 PM

💻 6.7 million seniors rely on telehealth. But with key flexibilities expired and no long-term extension in sight, access is slipping away. Because nothing says ‘functioning system’ like limiting care options for older adults who need it most. Telehealth isn’t extra. It’s essential.

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

🦊 Big truth from a small fox: healthcare access still isn’t universal. Telehealth helped close critical gaps in care, especially for rural and underserved communities. But with the government now shut down, those hard-won gains are at risk.

As of October 1, 2025, key flexibilities for Hospital-at-Home and telehealth expired and without congressional action, efforts to extend them are on hold. Access shouldn’t depend on gridlock. Patients need solutions, not setbacks. #Telehealth #HospitalAtHome #HealthPolicy #GovtShutdown #AccessToCare

🚀 Recruitment is open! 💙 We’re looking for passionate, service-driven students to join our next Link Health cohort, helping families access life-changing benefits like SNAP, WIC, and Lifeline. Ready to make an impact? Apply today 👉 job-boards.greenhouse.io/linkhealth

💸🤯 That feeling when your booster is covered… and your wallet is still full. #VaccinesWork #PreventiveCare #HealthcareAccess #HealthLiteracy #AHealthierDemocracy

In April, Link Health was among 18 organizations that submitted proposals to better serve safety-net populations in Colorado. After six months of development and collaboration, we were proud to make it to the Top 5 finalists competing for funding to implement our solution.

No costume needed Medicaid cuts are the real nightmare. Millions of low-income families, children, and seniors rely on Medicaid for essential care. When funding is slashed or eligibility rules tighten, entire communities feel the impact. This Halloween, let’s not be spooked by scary headlines,

Last month, Link Health was proud to be part of the Dorchester Festival! 💙 We loved meeting so many neighbors, celebrating community, and highlighting how local connection drives health equity. Here’s to building healthier, stronger communities together! 🌟

Are you building a venture that can change lives? 💡 Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation seeks to dramatically improve the lives of underserved communities across the globe, this grant offers up to $300,000 over a three year period plus deep hands-on support. Apply here 👉🏻 buff.ly/S90UWd1

🎉 Shoutout to our incredible Houston Patient Navigators and Senior Patient Navigators at Legacy Community Health! 💙 Your compassion and commitment help families access the care and benefits they deserve, thank you for making an impact every day. 🌟

@premedical-tyga.bsky.social Don’t let a headline do all the thinking for you. 🧠 You can literally search the study name and check for yourself if it’s: – Peer-reviewed – Statistically sound – Funded by someone who benefits from the outcome 👀 Science isn’t gatekept anymore.

🎙️ We had the chance to join Dr. Sanjay Juneja on his podcast AI and Healthcare! Tune in to hear how Link Health is using AI to connect patients to the $142 billion in federal benefits that go unspent each year. Follow this exciting series to learn more! 💡

The lioness. Strong. Focused. Definitely worried about Medicaid losing $1T for mental health. 🦁🧠

💻✨ Big thanks to PIRG (Public Interest Research Group) for donating laptops to support families at Maverick Landing Community Services! Together, we’re bridging the digital divide and advancing health equity, one connection at a time. 🌍 Stay tuned for more info on our upcoming events! 💙

🚑 Emergency departments are overcrowded, and it’s vulnerable patients who suffer most. AHD team members co-authored a new research article published in ConductScience Journal that examines tangible, evidence-based solutions to the ED Boarding crisis. They highlight three promising interventions:

1️⃣ Patient Navigators – guiding low-SES patients through barriers in the healthcare system 2️⃣ Community Paramedicine – delivering preventive and in-home care for medically complex patients 3️⃣ EmPATH Units – therapeutic spaces tailored to psychiatric patients,

designed to reduce boarding and restore dignity in crisis care These innovations don’t just ease ED crowding they put equity and dignity at the center of care. 💙 It’s time to move from boarding ➝ breakthrough. Read here: buff.ly/pgyIwgP #EDBoardingCrisis #InnovationInCare #HealthEquity

🚨 The government shutdown is placing critical programs like WIC at risk. WIC provides nutrition support to 6.7 million low-income women, infants, and children, helping families access essentials like formula, healthy food, and breastfeeding support. But without stable federal funding,

the program could run out of resources. The White House has proposed a short-term solution, but long-term sustainability is still uncertain. Protecting public health means ensuring essential services stay funded even during political gridlock. #WIC #PublicHealth #GovtShutdown

🚨 New article in ConductScience! ED boarding worsens crowding, costs & outcomes—especially for vulnerable patients. We explore solutions like Patient Navigators, Community Paramedicine & EmPATH Units. 💡 Read here 👉 conductscience.org/articles/con...

🌍 Calling all early-stage social entrepreneurs: the Acumen Angels 2025 awards are now open! Winners will receive: 💸 $25,000–$50,000 in catalytic funding 🎤 Access to a pitch masterclass and global visibility If you're building bold solutions to tackle poverty and injustice,

this is your chance to accelerate your impact. 🗓️ Deadline: October 14, 2025 at 11:59 PM UTC 🔗 Apply now: app.acumenacademy.org/acumen-angel... #SocialImpact #AcumenAngels #Entrepreneurship #FundingOpportunity #SocialInnovation #ImpactInvesting

🌟 Childcare costs can make or break a family’s future. For single mothers, financial assistance programs are more than support, they’re a lifeline 💙 opening doors to work, education, and stability. Read our latest blog to see why these programs are true game-changers 👉 buff.ly/JHSDE8t

When your hospital’s “About Us” page finally stops gaslighting you 🔦😂 "Committed to community care." Oh really? Since when? 📉 After years of staff cuts, ER waits, and billing chaos... we’re just glad the mission statement finally caught up with reality. #HealthcareHumor #HospitalMarketing

🚀 With thousands of patients screened, applications submitted, and millions in benefits returned to families, Link Health is proving what’s possible. 💙 We simplify the process so families can access the vital support they deserve and build brighter futures.

This Black History Month, we celebrate the leadership, resilience, and ongoing impact of Black communities in shaping our nation's past, present, and future. At A Healthier Democracy, we honor this legacy by working to advance equity in both health and civic life ensuring every voice is heard,