Imagine this scenario: It’s time for your child’s annual checkup. You head to the family doctor you’ve been seeing for the past three years. After you arrive and check-in for your appointment, the receptionist… Read more.
11.15.2023 /
Kevin Han,
Garrett Hall,
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Insights Blog
So, what is really happening with the IRA in the courts? Drug prices in the United States are higher than in any other peer country. People are forced to choose between their medications… Read more.
10.30.2023 /
Hazel Law,
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Insights Blog
The stage is officially set and the Center for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) has officially begun to negotiate drug prices in Medicare for the first time. Almost a quarter of people over 65… Read more.
08.30.2023 /
Hazel Law,
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Insights Blog
It has been exactly one year since the Inflation Reduction Act was signed into law, putting significant drug pricing reforms into effect that both expand access to medication and make it more affordable for… Read more.
08.16.2023 /
Bailey Reavis,
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Insights Blog
July is Disability Pride Month, and Families USA was honored to have a conversation with Disability Rights Activist Ola Ojewumi about her personal health care journey and the work she does to inspire… Read more.
07.11.2023 /
Sara Brandenburg,
Kasey Hampton,
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Insights Blog
The Biden administration recently issued a proposed new rule to restrict the sale of “junk insurance” plans -- including short-term limited duration insurance and fixed indemnity policies -- which many people have mistaken for… Read more.
07.10.2023 /
Taylor Moss,
Melissa Burroughs,
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Insights Blog
After what seemed to be endless years of legislative opposition, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper finally signed Medicaid Expansion into law on March 27, 2023. So, what does this mean for North Carolinians? An… Read more.
05.10.2023 /
Maya Holcomb,
Christine Nguyen,
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Insights Blog
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… Read more.
04.26.2023 /
Frederick Isasi,
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Insights Blog
Oral health is key to overall health and wellness, employment opportunities, economic stability, and social connectedness. Policymakers have the power--- and arguably the responsibility-- to enact policy changes that acknowledge this reality, but they… Read more.
04.07.2023 /
Melissa Burroughs,
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Insights Blog
Millions of people are at risk of losing their health coverage in the coming months. Why? Because the Public Health Emergency (PHE) declaration that has guaranteed Medicaid coverage during the worst of the Covid-19… Read more.
03.30.2023 /
Arielle Kane,
Marina Thornton,
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Insights Blog
You've gotten through the holidays – congratulations! The kids have new toys, the tree is at the curb, and we're in 2023. But that to-do list isn't completely finished. If you want to buy… Read more.
01.03.2023 /
Lisa Holland,
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Insights Blog
Nicki Pogue is a healthy person with good health insurance. She even ran a high-altitude race to celebrate her 50th birthday. When Nicki felt ill shortly after she did what any of us in… Read more.
12.19.2022 /
Lisa Holland,
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Insights Blog
South Dakotans proved that they love their neighbors on November 8, voting yes to pass Amendment D, allowing more of their family, friends and coworkers access to health care through Medicaid. Public awareness campaigns… Read more.
11.15.2022 /
Lisa Holland,
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Insights Blog
When people need to see a doctor, the only thing on their minds should be getting the help they need, not worrying about how much a trip to the hospital might cost. Hospital pricing… Read more.
09.29.2022 /
Adina Marx,
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Insights Blog
We did it! After over a year of emailing and calling and tweeting and persuading and writing and analyzing, congressional leaders finally listened to their constituents, and passed major legislation to help people afford… Read more.
08.18.2022 /
Adina Marx,
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Insights Blog
You’ve worked your entire life — raising a family, paying taxes, doing all the things you were supposed to do. Now you’re retired and getting Medicare benefits that you spent decades paying into. But… Read more.
07.14.2022 /
Adina Marx,
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Insights Blog
