2017

Medicaid Cuts Limit Access to Oral Health Care

Congressional proposals to cut and cap Medicaid will put enormous pressure on states to cut services – and will make it nearly impossible for states that now have gaps in their coverage to ever catc...

Prescription Drug Price Gouging: Maryland’s Landmark Law Protects Consumers

There is no shortage of reports of prescription drug companies hiking the prices of life-saving medicines by 100, 1000, even 10,000 percent, sometimes overnight. Consumers have seen drastic price inc...

Health Care Threat Tracker

Tracking Trump administration efforts to sabotage America's health care through attacks on the Affordable Care Act. UPDATE 12/21/17: Initial enrollment numbers in HealthCare.gov hit nearly 9 million...

No Medicaid Cuts: Videos from the Actors Fund

Families USA has teamed up with The Actors Fund to produce and distribute a series of videos featuring real Medicaid stories from real people. Hosted by actor BD Wong, the videos demonstrate the ...

Media Informational Teleconference Series – GOP Health Care Plan Impact on Older Adults

This media teleconference, hosted by Community Catalyst on Thursday, March 23, 2017, discusses how ACA repeal attempts, including the Republican-led House bill, would cause millions of people in Ameri...

Media Informational Teleconference Series – The Problems with Continuous Coverage Provisions

This media teleconference discusses how the Republican proposals of continuous coverage penalizes people by allowing insurance companies to discriminate and/or charge more for not having coverage cont...

Media Informational Teleconference Series – High-Risk Pools and GOP Repeal Bill

This fourth teleconference call hosted by our partner Community Catalyst, discusses the Republican proposals to rely on high risk pools to cover individuals with pre-existing conditions. Experts on...

Media Informational Teleconference Series – Cost Sharing and Health Savings Accounts

This call discussed how the Republican proposal will increase cost sharing. As part of this we spoke to health savings accounts (HSAs) – cornerstones of the Republican proposal. Our experts on th...

Media Informational Teleconference Series – Medicaid: Block Grants and Per Capita Caps

This call discussed the Republican plan to gut the Medicaid Program and get rid of Medicaid expansion, as part of their plan to try to repeal the Affordable Care Act. Our experts on the call: Dee M...

How to Set up a Meeting with Your Member of Congress

Engaging face-to-face with government officials and their staff is the single most powerful advocacy strategy you can pursue. Here we outline the steps for a successful meeting with Members of Congres...