Coverage
By the Numbers: Medicaid Work Requirements are Still a Bad Idea
Amidst worsening public health and economic crises, the Supreme Court has agreed to review lawsuits challenging the legality of Medicaid work requirements. Although work requirements have previously b...
View MoreTurning Coverage Into Care: How Advocates Can Leverage Administrative Services Organization Contracts to Improve Medicaid Oral Health Benefits For Consumers
While Medicaid adult oral health coverage is foundational for ensuring that all people have access to quality, affordable care, it works only if people know they are eligible for oral health care, hav...
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Trump Administration Reverses Course on Medicaid Maintenance of Effort Provisions, Clearing the Way for Devastating Cuts in the Midst of the COVID-19 Pandemic
In a reversal of its own guidance, the Trump Administration has released an interim final rule that would weaken protections for millions of Medicaid beneficiaries during the COVID-19 pandemic. Accord...
View MoreACA Policy & Impact: Panel and Discussion
ACA Policy & Impact: Panel and Discussion [embed]https://youtu.be/FXe-RqcJTjQ[/embed] The National Health Law Program and Families USA hosted a media briefing for reporters after the Supreme...
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It’s Open Enrollment for 2020! Resources to Help Consumers Get Covered
Open enrollment season began on November 1, 2020, and ends on December 15, 2020! Right now, individuals and families looking for health insurance can find and enroll in, high-quality coverage through ...
View MoreMedicare Benefits Are Now In Danger: White House and Senate Strategy to Overturn the Health Reform Law Threatens Major Medicare Cuts
America’s elected officials should not receive better health care than what the American people can get. President Donald Trump and his Congressional allies enjoy excellent health care. But they are...
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Supreme Court Decision Will Determine Whether Millions of Americans Will Lose Health Coverage
On November 10, the Supreme Court, with either eight or nine justices, will hear oral arguments in a lawsuit that seeks to strike down the Affordable Care Act and eliminate critical health care protec...
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Why the Supreme Court Should Uphold the Affordable Care Act’s Protections
I am haunted by the memory of an uninsured woman who had advanced uterine cancer. Though a free clinic referred her to a hospital, the hospital refused to treat her, saying it would operate only when ...
View MoreFamilies USA and Partners Urge Congress to Include Comprehensive Coverage in COVID Relief
On October 1, Families USA partnered with organizations representing consumers, labor, health plans, providers, equity advocates, and other stakeholders to send a letter to Congressional leaders and t...
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Wyoming Must Expand Medicaid Now to Protect Its Workers
In Wyoming, tens of thousands of working people are losing their jobs and their job-based health insurance as the country grapples with a massive public health crisis. Because Wyoming has not expanded...
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