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Health Justice Now Webinar Series Part 4: Community Voices: How State Policymakers Can Advance Health Equity
This is part 4 of the Health Justice Now series. As lawmakers across the U.S. work to address the country’s health inequities, community-based voices remain an important and necessary piece for s...
View MoreHealth Justice Now Webinar Series Part 2: Community Voice And Equitable Policymaking: Lessons Learned From COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution
This is part 2 of the Health Justice Now series. Since Spring 2021, Families USA has worked to address COVID-19’s devastating impact on people of color and its linkages to existing structural ine...
View MoreConsumers First Response to Federal Trade Commission/Department of Justice Request for Information on Merger Enforcement
Consumers First, an alliance that brings together the interests of consumers, children, employers, labor unions, and primary care clinicians working to change the fundamental economic incentives and d...
View MoreDiverse 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...
View MoreCommunity 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...
View MoreThe 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...
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 MoreWebinar: Advancing Health Equity Through Improved Access to Patient-Centered Contraceptive Care
On December 15, 2021, Families USA hosted a conversation on advancing health equity through improved access to patient-centered contraceptive care. Our webinar featured a discussion on Families USA’...
View MoreSign On Letter to House and Senate on Build Back Better Act
On November 30th, 2021, Families USA, Community Catalyst, The National Partnership on Women & Families, and Protect Our Care co-led over 200 national, state, and community organizations in thankin...
View MoreAdvancing Health Equity Through Improved Access to Patient-Centered Contraceptive Care
Important evidence from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) offers critical insights into how best to tackle inequities in reproductive care. PCORI research suggests that patient-...
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