People's Experience

Response to Biden Administration Request for Information: Methods and Leading Practices for Advancing Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through Government

The Federal Office of Management and Budget requested detailed recommendations for federal policy regarding racial and social justice. Families USA and several partners on the Health Equity Task Force...

Mobilizing To Lower Prescription Drug Costs: Social Media Toolkit

Overview After years of stalling, Congress is finally showing signs that it might be ready to take action to lower the outrageous costs of prescription drugs. BUT IT’S NOT A DONE DEAL! We must make...

Why does Oklahoma Medicaid Expansion matter?

Steve Goldman [embed]https://youtu.be/4SvwHztDIMo[/embed] OKLAHOMA, #MedicaidExpansion is here! Right now, you can enroll in health coverage that will start on July 1. You can use this health in...

Why does Medicaid Expansion starting on July 1st matter to Missourians?

John McDonald [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JU8NMZCoTGs[/embed] "It [Medicaid Expansion] passed but these politicians are trying to slow this down. While they're slowing it down people ...

Virtual Media Briefing: Ensuring Older Adults Relying on Medicare can Afford Life-Saving Medications

On Wednesday, September 6, Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined Families USA and Patients for Affordable Drugs Now for a virtual press conference to break down and discuss the future impact and implicat...

Virtual Media Briefing: Affordable Care Act: SCOTUS Decides, Families USA Reacts

On June 17, 2021 Families USA policy experts held a briefing for reporters on the Supreme Court’s decision to affirm the Affordable Care Act. They discussed what it means for consumers and the ne...

It’s Children’s Week Video

It's Children's Week! [embed]https://youtu.be/gtoDZxESRcw[/embed] It's Children's Week! Tell Congress to act now on important legislation to make CHIP permanent and to make sure pregnant women c...

Infographic: Lost Your Job or Your Hours Were Cut? How to Get Free Health Insurance

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TESTIMONY BEFORE THE HOUSE EDUCATION AND LABOR COMMITTEE ON “Lower Drug Costs Now: Expanding Access to Affordable Health Care”

In this May 5, 2021 testimony before the House Committee on Education and Labor, Subcommittee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, Frederick Isasi, Executive Director at Families USA, discusses ...

Attention Health Care Consumers: Free Health Insurance Is Available for People Who Lost Coverage When They Lost Their Jobs or Hours of Work during COVID-19

This fact sheet explains options for getting free or low-cost health insurance through COBRA or state continuation coverage, the marketplace, and Medicaid and CHIP. People who lost their job-based cov...