People's Experience
California’s Proposed Oral Health Cuts Would Cost the State Billions, Further Harm Those Hardest Hit by COVID-19
California Oral Health Progress and Equity Network (CA OPEN) and Families USA are partnering to explain why cutting California's Medicaid adult dental services is a fiscal misstep and an assault on th...
View MoreEarly State Trends Signal Massive Surge in Medicaid Enrollment Related to COVID-19
As the COVID-19 crisis worsens, the role of Medicaid as the nation’s health coverage safety net is becoming clearer. With tens of millions of people losing employer-based health insurance, covering ...
View MoreCOVID-19: What Children Need From Congress to Protect Their Health and Well-Being
As our nation confronts a public health threat greater than any we’ve seen in a century, every person, every patient, every family is struggling to understand and manage the devastating and far-rang...
View MoreHow the HEROES Act Compares to Key Priorities for Federal Legislation
On May 12, 2020, House leadership released its proposal for the next round of COVID-19 legislation, the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act (H.R. 6800). While the len...
View MoreEliot Fishman & Joe Weissfeld: COVID-19 And Medicaid
[embed]https://youtu.be/J4fSV5cS_DY[/embed] Senior Director of Health Policy, Eliot Fishman, and Director of Medicaid Initiatives, Joe Weissfeld discuss the role of Medicaid in COVID-19 rel...
View MoreKelly Murphy: COVID-19 And Children
[embed]https://youtu.be/qHd4_Wmyl2w[/embed] Director of Early Childhood & Maternal Health, Kelly Murphy discusses COVID-19's impact on children.
View MoreLisa Hunter: COVID-19 And Strategic Partnerships
[embed]https://youtu.be/6rL0Op34Rbs[/embed] Families USA's Senior Director of Strategic Partnerships, Lisa Hunter, discusses how the three priorities for COVID-19 Legislation: Coverage, State...
View MoreFrederick Isasi & Dr. Josh Sharfstein: COVID-19 Discussion
[embed]https://youtu.be/ttTfqFPX6ag[/embed] Families USA's Executive Director, Frederick Isasi speaks to Dr. Josh Sharfstein, Vice Dean for Public Health Practice and Community Engagement at ...
View MoreAmber Hewitt & Lee Taylor-Penn: COVID-19 And Equity Part 2
[embed]https://youtu.be/IuhNPqYJPp4[/embed] Director of Health Equity, Amber Hewitt, and Senior Policy Analyst, Lee Taylor-Penn, discuss how COVID-19 is affecting minority populations, the ...
View MoreBrief of Amici Curiae Families USA et al. Supporting Petitioner the State of California et al.
Families USA, together with Community Catalyst, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Maryland Citizens Initiative, Nebraska Appleseed, Utah Health Policy Project, and Young Invincibles, has filed a...
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