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Leading Coalitions Urge the Senate to Act on Health Care Affordability
The Consumers for Fair Hospital Pricing coalition and the Consumers First alliance, two coalitions made up of leading organizations representing families, workers, primary care clinicians, employers, ...
View MoreFamilies USA Comments on “21st Century Cures Act: Establishment of Disincentives for Health Care Providers That Have Committees Information Blocking” Proposed Rule
Families USA submitted comments to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services on their proposed rule to establish disincentives for certain providers who participate in the practice of health infor...
View MoreFamilies USA and 10 undersigned organizations Comment On “Federal Independent Dispute Resolution Operations” Proposed Rule
Families USA and ten undersigned organizations submitted comments to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services on their proposed rule regarding Federal Independent Dispute Resolution Operations. T...
View MoreBuilding Political Power to Win Against Health Care Pricing Abuses: Insights from California’s Approach to Tackle Unaffordable Prices
On Tuesday December, 12th Families USA hosted Building Political Power to Win Against Health Care Pricing Abuses: Insights from California’s Approach to Tackle Unaffordable Prices, a webinar highlig...
View MorePaying the Price: How Drug Manufacturers’ Greed Is Making Health Care Less Affordable for All of Us
Families across America are facing a health care affordability crisis, and the egregiously high costs of prescription drugs play a big part. People are forced to ration or skip their lifesaving and su...
View MoreLetter to Congress on Advancing Bipartisan Same Service Same Price Proposals
Consumers First and Consumers for Fair Hospital Pricing sent a new letter to Congressional leadership urging the 118th Congress to act now to remedy some of the most obvious health system failings by ...
View MoreMedicaid Managed Care: A Multibillion-Dollar Business With Little Oversight
Medicaid managed care organizations (MCOs) are essential to the U.S. health care system and are responsible for delivering health care services through state Medicaid programs to nearly 60 million Ame...
View MoreCapping Prescription Drug Copays Is Not Enough – Congress Must Help America’s Families by Addressing the Root Causes of High and Rising Drug Costs
The high and rising cost of prescription drugs in the United States is a significant health and economic problem for families in our country. As federal policymakers continue to address this problem, ...
View MoreBig Drug Companies VS. Lower Drug Prices: Breaking Down the Lawsuits
So, what is really happening with the IRA in the courts? Drug prices in the United States are higher than in any other peer country. People are forced to choose between their medications ...
View More2024 State Legislative Outlook: Top 10 Health Policies for Health Advocates’ Agendas in the Year Ahead
Over the last year, health advocates across the country worked with their state policymakers to secure meaningful progress toward our collective goal to improve health equity, bolster health coverage,...
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