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Response to Senate Finance Committee’s RFI on Solutions to Improve Maternal Health
Families USA, Every Mother Counts and March for Moms, organizations committed to the development of the strongest possible policies to support the health and wellbeing of moms and babies, responded to...
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Frequently Asked Questions: State Health Coverage Strategies for COVID-19
Click the download button below to see the answers to advocates' Frequently Asked Questions about state strategies to improve health coverage and access to care in light of the COVID 19 crisis. This r...
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Insulin and Other Prescription Drug Copay Caps: Helpful Solution or Playing Right Into the Hands of the Pharmaceutical Industry?
Public support for lower drug prices is overwhelming. More than 90% of voters consistently report wanting to see the government negotiate lower drug prices at the federal level, and similar levels of ...
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Webinar: State Health Coverage Strategies for COVID 19
As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads, there are many state-level policy options that can help to address our communities’ needs. While awaiting additional federal support, many governors, state legislat...
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We’re Focusing on the Wrong Things to Reduce Health Care Costs
In early January, there were two major stories regarding unsuccessful efforts to control health care costs that came out the same day. One involved a disappointing, narrow evaluation of a small progra...
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Proposed Medicaid Work Reporting Requirements Would Be a Costly Burden on Missouri’s Government Compared to Simple Medicaid Expansion
This fall, Missourians will vote on whether to join nearly every other state in implementing Medicaid expansion. Polls indicate that expansion will pass with a large majority. In total, Medicaid expan...
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Addressing the Prescription Drug Affordability Crisis: A Golden Opportunity for State Lawmakers
Prescription drug affordability is a top concern for U.S. voters across the political spectrum and throughout the nation. While the federal government and Congress continue to debate the issue, state ...
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Remarkable Gains in Health Insurance Affordability are Within Reach in New Mexico
On Monday, February 17, 2020, the New Mexico House of Representatives passed, by an overwhelming 41 to 25 margin, legislation that would claim expiring federal revenue and use it to significantly lowe...
View MoreHealth Action Conference 2020 The Next Frontier For Health Care Advocacy The Cost And Quality Imperative Panel 2
Speakers: Kara Carter, MBA, MSc., California Health Care Foundation Timothy Lash, M.B.A, West Health Anne Weiss, MPP, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Moderator: Frederick Isasi, J....
View MoreHealth Action Conference 2020 The Next Frontier For Health Care Advocacy The Cost And Quality Imperative Panel 1
For too long, the cost and quality of health care has been a burden on the American dream. From prescription drug costs to surprise medical bills to health care industry consolidation, the status qu...
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