Since 1982, Families USA has worked to promote high-quality,
affordable health care for all Americans.

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Support Health Care Reform! We Must Not Abandon Them! Read Families USA's letter to members of Congress urging them to show political courage, vision, and leadership by enacting meaningful reform now. To do otherwise—to delay or pare back the reform effort—would be to abandon the millions of Americans who need health coverage and the additional millions who need market regulation to protect them against abuses by insurers. AARP, American Cancer Society, Consumers Union, Families USA, and SEIU have co-signed a letter to Majority Leader Reid and Speaker Pelosi, urging them "in the strongest terms" to act swiftly on health reform. Find out more about health reform and learn how YOU can help make it happen. See our series of talking points and our Talk to Your Neighbor campaign. Take Action | Tell Your Health Care Story

New Resources from Families USA

Dental and Mental Health: Benefit Improvements in CHIPRA describes the law's new benefit provisions, explains what states must do to comply with the law, and discusses the new options that states have to expand access to dental and mental health care for low-income children. (January 2010)

At a Crossroads: Is Health Coverage Ahead for America? examines how the Senate health reform bill, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, will affect health coverage. It provides state-specific numbers on how many people will gain coverage under the bill, as well as how many people will be uninsured without health reform. (December 2009)

Expiration of COBRA Subsidy: Millions of Unemployed Workers and Their Dependents Are at Risk; Many Will Lose Their Subsidy as of December 1, 2009 provides state-specific data on what will happen to family COBRA premiums when the subsidy ends, and it argues for extending the COBRA assistance. (December 2009) Subsidy extended! See Understanding COBRA Premium Assistance

Medicare Advantage: Senate Bill Makes Necessary Changes discusses several long-overdue changes that the Senate health reform bill would make, including rolling back the billions of dollars in overpayments that go to these plans. (December 2009)

Your Medical Bills: A Consumer's Guide to Coping with Medical Debt covers steps for paying your medical bills, understanding your rights, and other information you need to know if you are struggling with medical debt. The guide also includes links to many useful online resources. | Fact Sheet | State Protections (November 2009)

What does health insurance reform mean for you? This new ad answers the questions that many consumers have about how health reform will affect them.

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More Resources

Health Provisions in the Stimulus Package: Click here for details and to see what's good and not-so-good about the new law.

Conference Call Series for State Advocates: Listen to the calls from the 2009 series.

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