Health Equity

En esta crisis del COVID-19, ¿está sin seguro médico?

Siempre es importante tener un seguro médico, en especial, durante una crisis sanitaria mundial. El seguro médico ayuda a pagar las pruebas médicas y los cuidados relacionados con la pandemia del ...

Medicare Oral Health Coverage: A Winning Issue (Statement to the Presidental Platform Committees)

Families USA is proud to join our partners in the Medicare Oral Health Coalition in the following statement encouraging the Presidential Platform Committees to prioritize Medicare oral health coverage...

The Fierce Urgency of Now: Federal and State Policy Recommendations to Address COVID-19 Health Inequities

Public conversations surrounding COVID-19 health outcomes in Black and Latino communities must address the role of structural racism, including how community trauma, neighborhood disinvestment, and en...

Addressing Health Inequities in the Era of COVID-19

Families USA created an infographic to supplement "The Fierce Urgency of Now: Federal and State Policy Recommendations to Address Health Inequities in the Era of COVID-19." The companion report can be...

Trump Administration’s Rollback of Nondiscrimination Protections Exacerbates Health Disparities in the Midst of the COVID-19 Pandemic

In the middle of a pandemic that has already claimed more than 115,000 American lives, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a final regulation of the Affordable Care Act that ...

Federal Comment Letter on the Flint, Michigan Section 1115 Extension Request

Families USA submitted a comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on the state of Michigan’s request to renew the Flint, Michigan Section 1115 waiver. The waiver expands Me...

Health Equity Policy Priorities for COVID-19: What Congress Can Do Right Now

The COVID-19 pandemic has deepened existing health inequities, disproportionately affecting communities of color, immigrant communities, people with disabilities, and other marginalized communities. T...

Community Health Workers are Essential to States’ COVID-19 Contact Tracing Efforts

As part of their plans to reopen, states are moving quickly to stand up contact tracing programs to help address COVID-19. Community health workers (CHWs) are essential for contact tracing programs be...

Calling for a True National Testing Strategy for COVID-19

On May 24, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released its next iteration of a national testing strategy for COVID-19, the COVID-19 Strategic Testing Plan. Unfortunately, what this plan...

A Call to Action to Address Structural Racism and Health Inequities: Insights on Recent Acts of Police Violence

Families USA stands in solidarity with our fellow advocates and activists fighting for racial justice on the frontlines. The recent killings of Black individuals in America, including Breonna Taylor, ...