Coverage

Days of Action Demonstrate the Power of Advocacy to Defend Medicaid and Protect Valuable Health Coverage and Care

On May 6–7, Families USA joined forces with Community Catalyst, the National Health Law Program (NHeLP), and the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), to help coordinate hundreds of organiza...

Families USA Submits Comments to CMS on Arizona’s Section 1115 Waiver Amendment for AHCCCS Works Program

Families USA submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Arizona Section 1115 Waiver Amendment Request pertaining to the proposed Arizona Health Care Cost Containment ...

Families USA Submits Comments to CMS on Arkansas’ ARHOME Medicaid Waiver Amendment

Families USA submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Arkansas’ request to amend its Medicaid Section 1115 Demonstration Project, Arkansas Health and Opportuni...

As Medicaid Popularity Soars, State Legislatures Try to Undermine the Program in Secret

State legislatures across the country are nearing the end of their sessions and lawmakers in some states have stepped up their attacks on Medicaid by passing bills that will make it harder for people ...

100 Days of Harm to Health Coverage and Care

We are 100 days into President Trump’s second term. This administration came in with promises of advancing affordability and providing economic security for working Americans. Early on, President Tr...

The Latest Trump Executive Order and the Reality of Prescription Drug Prices: Actions Speak Louder than Words

This week, the White House released another Executive Order, acknowledging the very real need to address high and rising prescription drug prices, and Families USA welcomes the Trump administration’...

Families USA Submits Comments on the Proposed ACA Marketplace Integrity and Affordability Rule

Today, Families USA submitted comments opposing a proposed federal rule that would drive up costs for people in marketplace plans, make it harder for people to enroll in coverage, remove DACA recipien...

Families USA Submits Comments On the Ohio Department of Medicaid’s (ODM) Group VIII Demonstration Waiver

Families USA submitted comments strongly urging the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to reject Ohio’s Group VIII Demonstration Waiver and all future attempts from states to adopt w...

Work Reporting Requirements Don’t Work: An in-depth look as Idaho moves closer to adding costly red tape to Medicaid

As Republican leaders in Washington prepare legislation to make deep cuts to Medicaid that will cause millions of people to lose their health coverage, some states are attempting to recycle failed pol...

Families USA Submits Comments on Colorado’s “Expanding the Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Continuum of Care” 1115 Medicaid Demonstration Extension Request

Families USA commented to strongly support multiple aspects of Colorado's waiver extension request, including continuous eligibility for children zero to three years old, 12 months of continuous eligi...