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This is part 9 of the Health Justice Now series. Families USA held a live discussion on integrated healthcare approaches with Jennifer Haddad Bell, the Program Consultant of Futures without Violence and Dr. Juan…
Over the past three years, policy changes in Medicaid and expanded subsidies in the health insurance marketplace have led to dramatic expansions in health coverage and the lowest-ever uninsured rate. Roughly 9.3 million people…
The following report details the potential of payment reform to transform our health care system into one that facilitates health equity and promotes racial justice by comprehensively providing disenfranchised individuals with tailored services and…
Insulin is a critical life-saving and life-sustaining medication for millions of families, and yet the cost remains unaffordable for far too many because of unnecessary price gouging by drug manufacturers. We applaud the work…
Medicaid plays an essential role in maternal health, paying for almost half of all births. Federal law requires states to cover pregnancy, labor, and delivery care for low-income women through Medicaid. But this coverage…
South Dakotans proved that they love their neighbors on November 8, voting yes to pass Amendment D, allowing more of their family, friends and coworkers access to health care through Medicaid. Public awareness campaigns…
Families USA and Community Catalyst, along with nearly 150 state and national level organizations, submitted comments in support of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services' proposed regulation to reduce administrative barriers that keep…
In this statement, the Medicare Oral Health Coalition applauds the inclusion of payment for “medically necessary” dental treatment in the final 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule. This is an important step from the Biden…
The movement for health equity demands that health care move beyond exclusively clinical markers of well-being. Studies suggest that social determinants of health—including socioeconomic conditions, the environment and health behaviors—can account for 80 percent…
On October 24, 2022, Families USA hosted a conversation that highlighted the most important policies states should implement to protect Medicaid coverage as we prepare for the end of the federal Public Health Emergency…