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Fulfilling the Promise of Congress’s Commitment to Lowering Drug Prices
Congress is on the precipice of making historic reforms to lower the price of prescription drugs this year. For consumers and families to have meaningful relief from unaffordable drugs, Congress must ...
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Webinar: A National Mobilization Moment on Federal Drug Pricing
Now is the critical moment to end high drug prices and costs for all of America’s families. All signs are showing that Congress and the White House are ready to take meaningful action on lowering pr...
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Letter sent to Senate and House leadership signed by key stakeholders urging them to act now to address the high cost of prescription drugs
Families USA, the AFL-CIO, AFSCME, and Purchaser Business Group on Health led a letter signed by key stakeholders representing labor, consumers, employers, and others to Senate and House leadership on...
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Consumers, Employers, Civil Rights Organizations, Health Insurance Providers, Patients, Hospitals, Doctors, Industry Groups, and Other Health Care Stakeholders Agree on a Menu of Effective Policy Options to Extend and Improve Affordable, High-Quality Health Coverage
Following the deadliest pandemic in more than a century and the sharpest economic downturn since the Great Depression, Americans understand, more clearly than ever before, that our nation’s capacity...
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Response to Biden Administration Request for Information: Methods and Leading Practices for Advancing Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through Government
The Federal Office of Management and Budget requested detailed recommendations for federal policy regarding racial and social justice. Families USA and several partners on the Health Equity Task Force...
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Mobilizing To Lower Prescription Drug Costs: Social Media Toolkit
Overview After years of stalling, Congress is finally showing signs that it might be ready to take action to lower the outrageous costs of prescription drugs. BUT IT’S NOT A DONE DEAL! We must make...
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Consumers First Comment Letter to CMS on FY2022 Inpatient Hospital Payment Rule on Equity and Price Transparency
Consumers First and supporting partners submitted a detailed comment letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation on its FY 2022 Inpatient Prospective Payment System proposed rule. This ...
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Racial Justice and the Social Determinants of Health: Federal Legislative and Administrative Priorities in June 2021
As our nation honors Juneteenth as a national holiday for the first time, this is a critical moment to recommit to the goal of racial justice in health care. June 2021 is a uniquely important inflecti...
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Virtual Media Briefing: Ensuring Older Adults Relying on Medicare can Afford Life-Saving Medications
On Wednesday, September 6, Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined Families USA and Patients for Affordable Drugs Now for a virtual press conference to break down and discuss the future impact and implicat...
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Virtual Media Briefing: Affordable Care Act: SCOTUS Decides, Families USA Reacts
On June 17, 2021 Families USA policy experts held a briefing for reporters on the Supreme Court’s decision to affirm the Affordable Care Act. They discussed what it means for consumers and the ne...
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