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State Lawmakers Can and Should Protect Consumers from Prescription Drug Price Gouging during COVID-19 and Beyond

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought to light the brutal reality of a health care system that is fundamentally unprepared and struggling to meet the needs of America’s families and consumers. While Ame...

Video: COVID-19 Health Care Response and Resilience Program

COVID-19 Health Care Response and Resilience Program [embed]https://youtu.be/RDdjWgCX1n0[/embed] Duke Margolis Center for Health Policy, Families USA, and United States of Care are urging Congre...

State Surprise Billing Laws in the 2020 Session

Surprise medical bills have been harming families for decades. They result when patients unknowingly receive out-of-network care due to no fault of their own. Surprise medical bills can amount to hund...

Duke Margolis Center for Health Policy, Families USA, United States of Care Send Letter to Hill Asking for Key Health Reforms in Next COVID-19 Legislative Package

The COVID-19 pandemic has sent shockwaves throughout our health care system, forcing health care providers to rearrange staffing, modify facilities, rely heavily on telehealth and community-based care...

COVID-19 Health Care Response and Resilience Program

Duke Margolis Center for Health Policy, Families USA, and United States of Care are urging Congress to Enact the COVID-19 Health Care Response and Resilience Program, and other key health care reforms...

Former CMS Administrators and Health Care Leaders Support Efforts by Duke Margolis Center for Health Policy, Families USA and United States of Care to Enact Key COVID-19 Health Reforms

Former Administrators of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and Health Care Leaders have sent a letter to Congress in support of enacting the COVID-19 Health Care Response and Resili...

Frederick Isasi and Dr. Amber Hewitt reflect on Rep. John Lewis’ legacy

Frederick Isasi and Dr. Amber Hewitt reflect on Rep. John Lewis' legacy [embed]https://youtu.be/ZExY0DnEneQ[/embed] Rep. John Robert Lewis was a stalwart champion for civil rights, a congression...

A Tribute to Rep. John Lewis

A Tribute to Rep. John Lewis [embed]https://youtu.be/thC8-Oka43A[/embed] "Do not get lost in a sea of despair. Be hopeful, be optimistic. Our struggle is not the struggle of a day, a week, a mon...

Building Capacity for Community Health Worker Integration: Three Key Steps State Policymakers Should Take during the COVID-19 Crisis and Beyond

The COVID-19 pandemic has been a sobering reminder of the lack of strong community connections in much of our health care delivery and public health systems. Social determinants have contributed to ma...

Health Care Payment and Delivery System Reform for Children as a Tool to Improve the Health of Vulnerable Communities

Note: This analysis was co-authored by Families USA and Futures without Violence. The COVID-19 pandemic, and its disproportionate impact on low-income people and people of color, has starkly demons...