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What does building back better really mean for our access to health care?

We’re in a pivotal moment for the health care of millions of people. We always seem to be in a pivotal moment lately, don’t we? The COVID-19 pandemic has changed so much about our lives, but one n...

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Get The Word Out: Digital Resources For Talking About How We Build Back Better

OVERVIEW As Congress prepares to debate how we can lower health care costs, significantly improve health care equity and access, we have to make it clear to members of Congress that they need to deli...

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Stakeholders Push House of Representatives to go Bold on Prescription Drug Reform

On September 22, 2021, Families USA, alongside AFSCME, AFL-CIO, Protect Our Care, and Public Citizen, led over 100 national, state, and community organizations calling on the U.S. House of Representat...

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Infographics: Oral Health Care Is Too Expensive Without Medicare Coverage

Dental care is the number one medical service people across the US skip due to the very real costs of care. Basic oral health care can cost three to four times Medicare enrollee’s monthly income, an...

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Consumers First Submits Comment Letter to CMS Recommending Higher Penalty on Hospital Price Transparency Regulation

Consumers First submitted a detailed comment letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on the CY 2022 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System proposed rule. The letter makes the ...

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Diverse Stakeholders Support House Energy & Commerce Drug Pricing Legislation Heading Into Markup of H.R. 3

On Monday, September 13, over 40 diverse stakeholder organizations ranging from consumers, labor unions, employers, patient groups, and others, thanked Chairman Frank Pallone (NJ) for pursuing bold dr...

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Webinar: What’s at Stake in Congress – A Critical Health Advocacy Moment

We are coming up on a critical moment to ensure Congress goes big and bold on health care this year. It's time to dial up the pressure and make sure that our health care priorities make it into the "r...

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Consumers First Submits Comments to CMS on CY2022 Physician Payment Rule Laying Out Vision for Telehealth Payment and Delivery Beyond the Pandemic

Consumers First submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on the CY 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule which sets the payment rates for how most physicians a...

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Virtual Roundtable: Taking Action to Lower Prescription Drug Costs

Virtual Roundtable: Taking Action to Lower Prescription Drug Costs [embed]https://youtu.be/0SOpQHIGvJ4[/embed] As Congress returns this month to finalize the $3.5 billion reconciliation package,...

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What’s at Stake for America’s Families: Why Congress Must Go Big and Bold in Reconciliation to Improve Health and Health Care for Millions of People

Congress is working to pass a vitally important budget reconciliation bill that would significantly lower health care costs, narrow racial and ethnic disparities in health and health care, and ensure ...

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