Our Mission
We build, educate, maintain and grow a consumer movement toward the creation of an accessible, affordable, quality health care system for all.  We enroll persons in public health insurance from the affordable care act (ACA) to MEDICAID, MEDICAID EXPANSION AND CHIP (Children's Heath Insurance).  We assist persons in navigation of the health care system. We help persons to enroll in low-cost prescription drug plans including PACE/PACENET. Our shared advocacy efforts are self efforts educating persons to be activated and involved in every aspect of health care and systemic including fair health care policies for the shared common good and the social determinants of health.  

Established in 1998

Consumer Health Coalition is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that is dedicated to the eradication of disparities in health access and outcomes. We understand that people experience unequal starting points or access to resources that are unfortunately correlated with socioeconomic status, racial or ethnic backgrounds, disability status, and other social drivers.

Our Advocacy

Our advocacy efforts are both self and systemic.
We strive to educate and activate consumers to be in charge of their own health care.
Through our advocacy work, we have anchored the efforts for Medicaid Expansion, defended the ACA and succeeded in alleviating devastating cuts to ACCESS and public transit.
We lead frequent advocacy trainings including:

• how to do a legislative visit
  
• building successful coalitions
  
• creating an advocacy campaign
  
• how to write a letter-to-the-editor.

 We have written and published over 40 letters to the editor, developed education tools and resources, visited numerous county, state, and federal legislators, offered testimony at public hearings, structured and conducted community forums, and created issue-based advocacy campaigns.

Our Team

Sally Jo Snyder
​ Executive Director

Sally Jo has been involved in advocacy efforts on local, state and national levels for over 30 years  She is a frequent lecturer on advocacy with marginalized populations, a sought-after speaker at rallies and a leader of many creative advocacy efforts around the Commonwealth.  Sally Jo has been ordained 28 years in the United Methodist Church.

Lily Gorri
Healthcare Navigator and Community Educator

Lily takes an active roll in the community by providing education and outreach on state-funded programs. She also assists eligible consumers by enrolling them in public health insurance programs. Lily works to create bridges and connections  between the consumer and healthcare.

​Jaunika  Eberhardt
Community Health Worker

For 15 years, Juanika Eberhardt has worked in a correctional setting. She has been effectively connecting inmates with alternative housing programs in Allegheny County. Recently, she joined Consumer Health Coalition’s team as a Health Enrollment Specialist, enrolling inmates with health insurance prior to release.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS:

• Pat Raffaelle (Chair)  Healthcare Council of Western PA
  
• Diane McClune (Treasurer) Pittsburgh Business Group on Health
• Michael Barfield  Director, Allegheny County Jail
• Kiesha Penaloza Daniel, HR, PNC Bank
• Peter Harvey, Community Resource Specialist, Allegheny County Dept. of Human Services
• Michael Henny, Esquire
• Josh Segall, Google