2018

A Census Undercount Could Damage People’s Health Care

Many factors could prevent numerous communities from fully participating in the 2020 Census. These factors include underfunded Census outreach, a proposed Census question asking about citizenship, and...

Red Tape Results in Thousands of Arkansans Losing Coverage

NOTE (January 17, 2019): From August through December 2018, Arkansas disenrolled over 18,000 from Medicaid for failure to meet the work hours reporting requirement. Each individual disenrolled was ...

Webinar: Using State Plan Amendments (SPAs) to Support Community Health Workers

Community health workers (CHWs) have a proven track record of improving health and reducing disparities, but a lack of sustainable funding prevents their more widespread integration into the health ca...

Using Medicaid Managed Care Contracts to Support Community Health Workers (CHWs)

As trusted members of their communities, community health workers (CHWs) have a proven track record of increasing access to preventive services, improving health outcomes, and even reducing costs. And...

At a Glance: Pathways for Sustainably Funding Community Health Workers in Medicaid

Community Health Workers in Delivery and Payment Transformation: How New Delivery and Payment Models Can Incentivize and Support the Use of CHWs

Community health workers (CHWs) have a proven track record of improving health outcomes, reducing health care costs, and addressing health disparities. As trusted members of their communities, CHWs pr...

Community Health Worker Impact Estimator Tool – Webinar

For generations, community leaders have seen how valuable community health workers (CHWs) can be. As health equity advocates, we know that CHWs truly understand the communities they serve and have the...

A 50-State Look at Medicaid Expansion

Update 11/07/18: Three states, Idaho, Nebraska, and Utah, passed ballot measures to expand Medicaid. Update 11/01/18: Enrollment begins in Virginia's Medicaid expansion; coverage starts January 1, ...

A Framework for Advancing Health Equity and Health Care Value: Policy Options For Reducing Health Inequities by Transforming Healthcare Delivery and Payment Systems

Families USA created the Health Equity Task Force for Delivery and Payment Transformation to bring together state and national health equity thought leaders to catalyze much-needed action to leverag...

Trump Administration ‘Public Charge’ Rule Threatens Health Care for Immigrant Families, Including U.S. Citizen Children

Last week, the Washington Post published a leaked draft of a proposed regulation to drastically change requirements for certain immigrants to enter the United States and/or become permanent resident...