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Tax Cuts, Not Health Care Spending, Are Driving Increased Fiscal Deficits

Today, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a new budget baseline for 2018 to 2028. The baseline report shows a significant increase in projected budget deficits compared to the 2017 baselin...

The Trump Administration’s Blueprint for Health Care

Earlier this week, the Trump Administration released its proposed budget for fiscal year 2019. This is the president’s first full budget proposal since taking office and it outlines the administrati...

The Government Shutdown Aggravates an Already Strained Indian Health Services

The partial government shutdown enters its 27th day and no end is in sight. Although major health care programs like Medicaid and Medicare are funded, this is not true for the Indian Health Services (...

House Legislation Would Lower Health Care Costs for Millions of Families in America

Key findings On March 26, 2019, the chairs of three House committees with jurisdiction over core health care issues—Education and Labor, Energy and Commerce, and Ways and Means—jointly introduced...

Reining in High Prescription Drug Prices: What Families Need from Congress

This paper from the Coalition for Fair Drug Prices outlines bold recommendations for how Congress can rein in prescription drug prices for America’s families. Congressional committees have advanc...

Families Need Congress to Stop Surprise Medical Bills Now

For far too long, families have face unaffordable medical costs due to “surprise billing.” Surprise billing, also called surprise out-of-network balance billing, is a common problem when, through ...

Dental Therapists Can Improve Access to Dental Care for Underserved Communities

Download full issue brief with endnotes (PDF) Millions of people in this country face significant barriers to obtaining the basic dental care they need to achieve good oral health. As a result,...

Health Reform 2.0: A Call to Action

What’s the next frontier in health reform? Both a call to action and a roadmap for progress, Families USA’s latest report, Health Reform 2.0 lays out a path for securing high-quality, affordabl...

Using Hospital Community Benefits to Improve Access to Oral Health Care

As part of their tax obligation to provide benefits to the community beyond hospital care, nonprofit hospitals can fund oral health initiatives such as community dental clinics, mobile dental services...

Engaging in Story-Based Work: What Oral Health Organizations Need to Know

This issue brief outlines what organizations that interact with individuals with oral health needs should know before engaging in any story-based work. A companion publication to our Story Bank Too...