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Telebriefing: COVID19: Policies To Protect Families

The United States is facing its greatest health and economic emergency in more than a century. The rapid spread of COVID-19 has devastated families across the nation. In order to curtail the damage...

Early State Trends Signal Massive Surge in Medicaid Enrollment Related to COVID-19

As the COVID-19 crisis worsens, the role of Medicaid as the nation’s health coverage safety net is becoming clearer. With tens of millions of people losing employer-based health insurance, covering ...

COVID-19: What Children Need From Congress to Protect Their Health and Well-Being

As our nation confronts a public health threat greater than any we’ve seen in a century, every person, every patient, every family is struggling to understand and manage the devastating and far-rang...

Eliot Fishman & Joe Weissfeld: COVID-19 And Medicaid

[embed]https://youtu.be/J4fSV5cS_DY[/embed] Senior Director of Health Policy, Eliot Fishman, and Director of Medicaid Initiatives, Joe Weissfeld discuss the role of Medicaid in COVID-19 rel...

Kelly Murphy: COVID-19 And Children

[embed]https://youtu.be/qHd4_Wmyl2w[/embed] Director of Early Childhood & Maternal Health, Kelly Murphy discusses COVID-19's impact on children.

Three Key Focus Areas Congress Must Address To Help America’s Families During COVID19

[embed]https://youtu.be/uAkc0TBovJU[/embed] The United States is facing its greatest public health emergency in more than a century. The rapid spread of COVID-19 has devastated families acros...

During COVID-19 Health and Financial Crises, States Should Act Now to Protect Families from Surprise Medical Bills

As our nation confronts a public health and economic threat greater than any we’ve seen in a century, every family is struggling to understand and manage the devastating and far-ranging effects of C...

Consumers First Letter to Congress Urging Action on COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic has created a public health and economic crisis in the United States. Three months after the U.S. made its first COVID-19 diagnosis, more than a million people have contracted th...

Over 400 Organizations Call on Congress to Prioritize Families’ Health in Next COVID-19 Relief Package

On April 23rd, 2020, Families USA led over 400 national, state, and community organizations in this letter to Congress outlining key health and health care priorities for the next COVID-19 response le...

Responding To COVID-19: Using The CARES Act’s Hospital Fund To Help The Uninsured, Achieve Other Goals

NOTE: This blog was originally published in Health Affairs on April 11, 2020. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, signed by the President on March 27, 2020, includes ...