Consumer Protection and Experience

Amber Hewitt & Lee Taylor-Penn: COVID-19 And Equity Part 2

[embed]https://youtu.be/IuhNPqYJPp4[/embed] Director of Health Equity, Amber Hewitt, and Senior Policy Analyst, Lee Taylor-Penn, discuss how COVID-19 is affecting minority populations, the ...

Brief of Amici Curiae Families USA et al. Supporting Petitioner the State of California et al.

Families USA, together with Community Catalyst, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Maryland Citizens Initiative, Nebraska Appleseed, Utah Health Policy Project, and Young Invincibles, has filed a...

Are You Uninsured During the COVID-19 Crisis?: What You Need to Know About Finding Health Insurance, Getting Tested, and Getting Care

It’s important to have health insurance at all times, but especially during a global health crisis. Health insurance helps pay for testing and care related to the COVID-19 pandemic. And it can pay f...

Top Three Priorities for Combating the COVID-19 Pandemic and Recession Infographic

Three Key Focus Areas Congress Must Address To Help America’s Families During COVID19

[embed]https://youtu.be/uAkc0TBovJU[/embed] The United States is facing its greatest public health emergency in more than a century. The rapid spread of COVID-19 has devastated families acros...

Over 400 Organizations Call on Congress to Prioritize Families’ Health in Next COVID-19 Relief Package

On April 23rd, 2020, Families USA led over 400 national, state, and community organizations in this letter to Congress outlining key health and health care priorities for the next COVID-19 response le...

Five COVID-19 Policy Recommendations Infographic

Dr. Amber Hewitt, Ph.D: COVID-19 and Equity

[embed]https://youtu.be/nRZvjBdyeSo[/embed] Dr. Amber Hewitt, Director of Health Equity at Families USA, discusses the chilling effects that COVID-19 is having on the African American and other...

Frederick Isasi: No Surprises Campaign Digital Week of Action

[embed]https://youtu.be/drSXrCV_Iuk[/embed] From April 20th through the 24th, the No Surprises: People Against Unfair Medical Bills campaign is hosting a surprise medical bills Digital Week of ...

Responding To COVID-19: Using The CARES Act’s Hospital Fund To Help The Uninsured, Achieve Other Goals

NOTE: This blog was originally published in Health Affairs on April 11, 2020.  The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, signed by the President on March 27, 2020, includes ...