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COVID 19: Recommendations for Congressional Action to Support Equity-Focused Contact Tracing

With cases of COVID-19 rising in communities across the U.S., contact tracing is one part of the work that must be done to combat this virus. Equity-focused contact tracing is an essential, scientific...

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“COVID Coverage” Is Not Enough: The American People Need Comprehensive Health Insurance During the Coronavirus Pandemic and Resulting Economic Crash

Less than six months after the first COVID-19 diagnosis in America, the virus had taken a terrible toll. More than 125,000 U.S. residents had died of the disease, exceeding total American casualties i...

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En esta crisis del COVID-19, ¿está sin seguro médico?

Siempre es importante tener un seguro médico, en especial, durante una crisis sanitaria mundial. El seguro médico ayuda a pagar las pruebas médicas y los cuidados relacionados con la pandemia del ...

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Health Equity Policy Priorities for COVID-19: What Congress Can Do Right Now

The COVID-19 pandemic has deepened existing health inequities, disproportionately affecting communities of color, immigrant communities, people with disabilities, and other marginalized communities. T...

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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...

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Are You Uninsured During the COVID-19 Crisis?: What You Need to Know About Finding Health Insurance, Getting Tested, and Getting Care

It’s important to have health insurance at all times, but especially during a global health crisis. Health insurance helps pay for testing and care related to the COVID-19 pandemic. And it can pay f...

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Florida’s Legislature Must Expand Medicaid Now to Protect Workers

As the COVID-19 crisis worsens, it is vital that all Americans have health insurance coverage to access testing and treatment. Yet thousands of working Floridians are rapidly losing their jobs and the...

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COVID-19 Policy Recommendations

The United States is facing its greatest public health emergency in more than a century. Less than three months after the U.S. made its first COVID-19 diagnosis, more than half a million people have c...

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Frequently Asked Questions: State Health Coverage Strategies for COVID-19

Click the download button below to see the answers to advocates' Frequently Asked Questions about state strategies to improve health coverage and access to care in light of the COVID 19 crisis. This r...

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Insulin and Other Prescription Drug Copay Caps: Helpful Solution or Playing Right Into the Hands of the Pharmaceutical Industry?

Public support for lower drug prices is overwhelming. More than 90% of voters consistently report wanting to see the government negotiate lower drug prices at the federal level, and similar levels of ...

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