Storytelling 08.28.2024
Robin C., Missouri
In 2017 Robin, a therapist from Missouri, fell very ill to the point where she could not even stand, so her husband took her to the ER. There, they informed her she had ketoacidosis,…
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Fact Sheet 08.26.2024
La importancia de los créditos fiscales para las primas: Cómo costear un seguro médico a nivel nacional
En la actualidad, casi 20 millones de personas en todo Estados Unidos reciben ayuda para pagar su cobertura de salud a través de créditos fiscales para primas (también conocidos como créditos fiscales anticipados para…
Insights Column 08.26.2024
Proposed Health Insurance Premium Increases: A Call to Action for Advocates
On August 1, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) posted proposed increases in health insurance rates for 2025 on Healthcare.gov. These proposed increases often go unnoticed this time of year, but they…
Insights Column 08.15.2024
Tackling High Health Care Costs for Millions: The IRA’s Promising Path Forward
The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) was signed into law in 2022, laying the foundation for a new pathway to affordable and accessible health care by addressing both the symptoms and root causes of high…
Fact Sheet 08.14.2024
Families Need Relief from Runaway Prescription Drug Costs: Congress should expand the IRA to protect more people
The rising cost of prescription drugs affects millions of Americans, with nearly 30% of adults forced to ration or skip their medications due to costs. These high drug prices not only force families to…
Comment 08.07.2024
CMS Issues Medicare Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Final Rule
On August 1, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the fiscal year (FY) 2025 Medicare Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) and Long-Term Care Hospital (LTCH) Prospective Payment System (PPS) final rule, on which…
Insights Column 08.01.2024
America, We Have a Drug Pricing Problem
Congress must act to rein in the cost of prescription drugs for the millions of families struggling. Today, millions of families across the United States are worried about affording the health care they…
Issue Brief 07.30.2024
Cheers to 59 Years of Medicare and Medicaid: Illuminating the Path Ahead
Serving a combined 150 million people in the U.S., ranging from seniors to infants and including adults, children, and people with disabilities, Medicare and Medicaid provide crucial access to care, improving health outcomes when…
Fact Sheet 07.24.2024
Congress Must Act: Stop Big Health Care Corporations From Taking Advantage of Rural Communities
A new fact sheet by Families USA details America’s rural health care crisis and how big hospitals and health care corporations are making it worse, not better. Families living in rural communities face limited…
Comment 07.16.2024
Families USA Submits Comments on the Increasing Organ Transplant Access Model
Too many people die waiting for kidney transplants while emerging clinical evidence demonstrates that organs previously deemed not fit for transplant could safely be used, therefore dramatically improving patients’ quality of life. To address…