Health Equity
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...
View MoreHealth 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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
View MoreNo 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...
View MoreHealth and racial justice – Untangling why it is so difficult to make progress
What is the first thing that comes to mind when someone talks about health? Your mind might go to your aching knee or your sister mentioning struggling with depression, or pictures a doctor’s office...
View MoreKicking Off 2022 by Revitalizing the Fight for Health Justice Now
Advocates in the fight for health care justice – the ability of everyone to live their healthiest life – have hit the ground running in 2022. Families USA Executive Director Frederick Isasi, put w...
View MoreRep. Lloyd Doggett’s Remarks at Health Action Conference 2022
Rep. Lloyd Doggett's Remarks at Health Action Conference 2022 [embed]https://youtu.be/ynTDmXZSs8c[/embed]
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