Health Equity

Believe Women: Pain is an Equity Issue

It took Zoey Salsbury six years to get an incorrect diagnosis for her constant pelvic and joint pain. The first time she mentioned her pain to her doctor, during her freshman year of high school, h...

Achieving Health Equity for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders requires recognizing their diversity and disaggregating data.

Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage month is an opportunity to focus on the many contributions these communities have made to build our nation over the generations, and thei...

The House CHIP Bill Includes Harmful, Partisan Funding Mechanisms

UPDATE 11/3: The House of Representatives passed the CHIP bill. While Democrats and Republicans agree that funding for the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) should be extended for five year...

Children’s Health Can’t Wait: Congressional CHIP Briefing

On December 1, Families USA partnered with First Focus to give congressional staff the opportunity to hear how states are handling the unprecedented delay in funding for the Children's Health Insuranc...

Congress Must Act Quickly to Protect Dreamers and Our Nation’s Future

Central to our core value that every single human being deserves an equitable chance to enjoy the best health possible is that no one is excluded. Not even if they were born outside of the United Stat...

Congress Must Act Immediately to Pass Long-Term Funding for CHIP

Yesterday marked the 100th day since Congress let funding lapse for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), a critical source of health coverage for many families. Covering 9 million childre...

Four More Years of CHIP Is Great News for Children and Families

The budget agreement Congress passed in the wee hours of the morning includes more good news for the 9 million children who rely on the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) for their health co...

Childhood Asthma Advocates Call on EPA to Reconsider Transparency Rule

This week, as part of the Childhood Asthma Leadership Coalition (CALC), Families USA and other coalition members submitted comments to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) expressing concern wi...

African American Health Disparities Compared to Non-Hispanic Whites

Racial and ethnic health disparities undermine our communities and our health care system. Our infographic shows some of the more prevalent health disparities that afflict African Americans in the Uni...

Health Services Initiatives: Using a CHIP State Plan Option to Address Asthma Among Children in Low-Income Households

Asthma remains one of the most pressing, costly, and persistent public health problems. It affects more than 26 million people in the United States, including over 6 million children. In-home interven...