Health Equity

Diverse Array of Stakeholders Submit Letter to CMS on Medicaid Redeterminations

Families USA, along with over 110 co-signers representing a broad coalition of national and state consumer groups, insurers, providers, and health equity organizations, submitted a joint letter to the...

Changing the world around you – fighting for equity in birthing care with Dr. Twylla Dillion

Dr. Twylla Dillion is the executive director of HealthConnect One, a Chicago-based organization that helps new and expectant mothers and birthing people get connected to their community for support fr...

Request for Information on Access to Care and Coverage for People Enrolled in Medicaid and CHIP

Today, Families USA submitted comments for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Request for Information (RFI) on how to provide better, equitable access to care. As the redetermin...

What We Have Learned From Community Health Workers Throughout the Pandemic: Recommendations for Policymakers

Deployment of community health workers (CHWs) has been limited in the United States for many years despite substantial evidence that shows the model’s effectiveness in many health care settings. Dur...

Health Justice Now Webinar Series Part 1: Advancing Equity In 2022: Administrative Priorities And What’s Next On The Legislative Landscape

This is part 1 of the Health Justice Now series. After one year in office, the Biden administration’s progress towards advancing meaningful equity reforms includes a push for COVID-19 vaccination...

Community Voices: Recommendations to State Policymakers for Advancing Health Equity

As policymakers across the U.S. move to address health inequities, community-based voices should be central in setting the policy agenda. To that end, Families USA interviewed leaders from 50 state- a...

Changing the world around you- Getting your community covered with Kevin Han

Kevin Han is the Strategic Partnerships Associate at Families USA, where he strengthens Families USA’s relationships with partner organizations. Before joining Families USA, he worked as a health na...

The Affordable Care Act’s Promise of Affordable Health Coverage for Families Across America Is at Risk as Pandemic-Era Policies Expire

On the 12th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), we have reached the lowest uninsured rate our country has ever had - 8.9%. This report celebrates the coverage gains obtained since the enactm...

Advancing Equity in 2022: Federal Policy Priorities to Promote Health Equity and Health System Transformation

Our nation must heed the lessons of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has taken a disproportionate toll on people of color and exposed painful but persistent truths about structural inequities in access to...

No one knows a community better than those who live there: Leaders who stepped up when their neighbors needed them most

Who can believe it has been two years since the COVID-19 pandemic shut down what we all once knew as everyday life in this country? COVID-19 created a whirlwind of uncertainty, filled with unfortunate...