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Advancing Health Equity through Better Asthma Care

Patients deserve evidence-based, high-value health care rooted in the most rigorous scientific methods. However, research practices that generate our current evidence base have historically excluded a number of communities and patient perspectives. This incomplete and sometimes biased evidence base has limited effectiveness and applicability for diverse populations, and risks widening racial, ethnic, and other inequities.

Comment
May 3, 2019

Families USA Comments on BHP Funding Methodology

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently proposed significant cutbacks to federal funding for states implementing the ACA’s Basic Health Program (BHP) option. Minnesota and New York have used this option to provide their residents with substantially more affordable coverage. Under BHP, a state can provide residents up to 200 percent of the federal poverty level (FPL) with insurance that has lower deductibles and premiums than would be charged for private insurance in a health insurance marketplace.

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May 2, 2019
Addressing Rural Seniors’ Unmet Needs for Oral Health Care
Report
April 26, 2019
Reining in High Prescription Drug Prices: What Families Need from Congress
Report
April 26, 2019
Advancing Health Equity through Better Evidence for Asthma Care: Translating Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Learnings into Equity-Focused Policy Recommendations
Sinsi Hernández-Cancio, Emmett Ruff, Denisse Sanchez
Short Analysis
April 15, 2019
The Return of Churn: State Paperwork Barriers Caused More Than 1.5 Million Low-Income People to Lose Their Medicaid Coverage in 2018
Emmett Ruff, Eliot Fishman
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April 10, 2019
Working Group on Child Health, Early Childhood, and Adverse Childhood Experiences Principles
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April 29, 2019

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April 4, 2019
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