People's Experience

Families USA Comment on Short-Term Limited Duration Insurance and Fixed Indemnity Plan Proposed Rules

Families USA commented in support of proposed federal rules to restrict the sale of short-term limited duration insurance to three months, to restrict what "fixed indemnity" plans can be excepted from...

Families USA alongside more than 60 organizations urge Congress to strengthen price transparency regulations and ensure that patients pay the same price for the same health care service

More than 60 organizations representing consumers, patients, employers, and other health care stakeholders submitted a letter to Congressional Leadership urging Congress to advance and enact legislati...

Families USA Action joins Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Amicus Brief to Defend the No Surprises Act in Haller Case

Families USA Action joined the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and 14 additional consumer and patient organizations in signing this amicus brief defending the No Surprises Act (NSA) in litigation filed ...

How to Make Health Insurance More Affordable by Strengthening Rate Review Laws

For far too many families and small business owners in the United States, the cost of health insurance, driven by health care prices, is already too high — and prices keep rising. Fortunately, state...

Families USA Action joins Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Amicus Brief to Defend the No Surprises Act in Texas Medical Association case

Families USA Action joined the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and nine other consumer and patient organizations in signing an amicus brief in support of the federal government’s appeal of the distric...

Families USA joins Public Citizen Amicus Brief to Defend Important Health Care Protections

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has transformed the American health care system by expanding coverage, lowering costs, and improving access to care. The Braidwood Management Inc. v. Becerra case is the ...

All Hands on Deck: Keeping People Covered Through Unwinding

On June 22 Families USA and CMS hosted a webinar providing key information to advocates on how they can ensure that Medicaid unwinding goes smoothly in the coming months. Moderator: Yael Lehma...

Families USA Statement for the Record for House Education and Workforce Mark-Up of Health Care Legislation

Families USA submitted the attached statement for the record to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce in advance of their mark-up of legislation related to health coverage, including: H.R...

From Amarillo, Texas to Your Medicine Cabinet – Extremist Judges Are Paving the Way for Religious Ideology not Science to Determine Your Family’s Access to Prescription Medications

In the last three weeks, ideological judges – from Texas all the way up to the Supreme Court --have been weighing in on a consequential decision by U.S. District Court Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk in All...

Health Consequences of a Mifepristone Ban Infographic

As courts weigh extremist attacks on mifepristone, one of the safest drugs on the market, it is important to consider the dire consequences that allowing judicial interference in the FDA gold-standard...