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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 ...

Letter Urging Improvements to the U.S. Organ Procurement and Transplant System to Better Support Families and Save Lives

Families USA urges the Secretary of Health and Human Services to move quickly to issue a pending rule that would bring much-needed accountability and oversight to our nation’s organ procurement and ...

The State of Rural Health

Families across America are facing an uncertain future, with concerns about health care front and center. Anxieties fueled by the pandemic are driving conversations about the quality of health care, a...

Consumers First and Partners Comment on CMS 2021 Physician Payment Rule

Consumers First, an alliance that brings together the interests of consumers, children, worker people, employers, and primary care to realign and improve the fundamental economic incentives and design...

Consumers First and Partners Comment on CMS 2021 Hospital Outpatient Payment Rule

Consumers First, an alliance that brings together the interests of consumers, children, working people, employers, and primary care to realign and improve the fundamental economic incentives and desig...

Meeting this Moment: Preparing to Seize a New Opportunity for Health Care Reform

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the health and economic security of every person in our nation, providing us with a new understanding of health. Among many important lessons, COVID-19 has made clea...

U.S. Health Care in the Midst of a Global Pandemic: A Message from Rural America

In 2020, America has found itself in the grips of a global pandemic that triggered the worst health and economic crises in generations. While the long-term ramifications from the COVID-19 (2019 Novel ...

What is Medicaid and Medicaid Expansion?

Joe Weissfeld: What is Medicaid and Medicaid Expansion? [embed]https://youtu.be/em_4igailFw[/embed] Families USA's Director of Medicaid Initiatives, Joe Weissfeld explains what Medicaid and Medi...

Why is Oral Health Important?

Melissa Burroughs: Why is Oral Health Important? [embed]https://youtu.be/GQZtG4o5bjY[/embed] Families USA's Senior Oral Health Campaign Manager, Melissa Burroughs explains why oral health is imp...

What are Surprise Medical Bills?

Jane Sheehan: What are Surprise Medical Bills? [embed]https://youtu.be/TwQhqGLxT5Q[/embed] Families USA's Director of Federal Relations, Jane Sheehan explains what exactly Surprise Medical Bills...