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Families USA’s “Give Families and States COVID-19 Support Now!” Coalition Sign-On Letter

As Congress takes action today to finalize “Phase 3” legislation responding to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the undersigned organizations, who are dedicated to protecting the health of childr...

Families USA’s Comments on HIT NPRM CMS-9115-P

Families USA recently commented on a proposed CMS regulation aimed at promoting the interoperability of health information technology (health IT). We support the Administration’s efforts to utilize...

The Devil You Know: Is the Ways and Means Surprise Billing Proposal Actually Good for Doctors?

Throughout the surprise billing fight of the past 14 months, special interests have poured millions of dollars into lobbying and advertising to move the legislation in their direction. This ...

Multi-Organization Letter to HHS Regarding COVID-19

We, the undersigned organizations, write with urgent guidance on how to best ensure access to coronavirus (COVID-19) testing and treatment during the current pandemic. We welcome guidance f...

A Golden Opportunity for States to Make Health Insurance More Affordable: Rapid Action Required

If states act quickly, they can significantly lower residents’ health insurance costs by claiming revenue the federal government is about to abandon. In December 2019, Congress ended the f...

How States Can Use New Revenue to Lower Consumer Costs for Individual Health Insurance

On January 1, 2021, the federal government will abandon more than $15 billion in annual health insurance assessment (HIA) revenue. States that act promptly can capture the lion’s share of ...

Families USA’s COVID-19 Recommendation Letter to the Hill

The recent outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the United States has exposed many deficiencies within our public health and health care systems. The disease’s spread has been made wor...

Improving Pregnancy-Related Oral Health Coverage Would Bolster Maternal Health, Reduce Health Care Costs

Oral health care is vital to a pregnant woman’s health, as well as her child’s, but it is often left out of pregnancy-related health coverage. Without access to comprehensive oral health care, mil...

Most People Who Would Benefit from Medicaid Expansion in Texas Are Working in Jobs That Are Foundational to Texas’ Economy

Texas is one of the few states that has not yet expanded Medicaid and an estimated 761,000 Texans are in the "coverage gap," meaning they don’t get job-based coverage, their salaries are too high to...

Families USA’s Comments on Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2021

The “notice of benefit and payment parameters” is a federal rule, issued annually, that updates parameters for health plans operating in the federal and state marketplaces, and can make changes in...