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Editor's Note: This story was updated on March 12, 2025. Elizabeth is a self-employed real estate agent in northern Virginia. She was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma in June 2012. While she has remained largely…
Around March 18, 2020, Aviva began feeling a sore throat and cough. She wasn't concerned about it until a few days later. Aviva's 8-month-old child had strep and her 3-year-old had the flu, so…
Anna knew that the COVID-19 crisis was a big deal. She has Lupus, which makes her immunocompromised. She also had a conference in San Antonio on March 4. As a Ph.D. candidate graduating in…
Now that COVID-19 has claimed the lives of over 170,000 people in America, there is no doubt our nation is facing an extraordinary public health and economic crisis. While the effects of the pandemic…
NOTE: This blog was originally published in Health Affairs on August 17th, 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic is exposing the vulnerability of working Americans to loss of their health insurance. Employer-sponsored insurance (ESI) is the…
On August 11, Families USA and 25 national partners representing consumer advocates, equity organizations, employers, health care providers, patients, unions, pharmaceutical manufacturers, and health insurers sent this letter to Congress urging the inclusion of…
NOTE: This blog was originally published in Health Affairs on August 7th, 2020. As the nation faces its gravest health danger in a century, nothing is more important than making certain that those who…
The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated existing health and economic disparities. It has also contributed to rising rates of anxiety and depression due to historic levels of unemployment, social isolation, and disruptions in daily life.…
COVID-19 Health Care Response and Resilience Program Duke Margolis Center for Health Policy, Families USA, and United States of Care are urging Congress to Enact the COVID-19 Health Care Response and Resilience Program, and…
For months, headlines have been filled with alarming stories of middle- and low-income families struggling to obtain benefits they have qualified for: unemployment insurance, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Medicaid, stimulus checks from the Internal…