2019

Joint Letter: Consumer Advocacy Organizations Urge Senate to Consider Medicare Dental Coverage Following the Passage of H.R. 3

Families USA is thrilled to see Medicare oral health coverage included in the reforms passed by the House in H.R. 3, the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act. The bill provides for coverage of ...

Federal Comment Letter on Utah “Fallback Plan” 1115 Amendment

Families USA submitted this letter in response to CMS’s request for comments on Utah’s proposal to amend its section 1115 waiver to expand Medicaid eligibility to cover individuals up to 138% of t...

Improving Adult Access to Oral Health Care in California Medicaid: Recommendations for Advancing Oral Health from Coverage to Care

Affordable, accessible, high-quality oral health care services are crucial to the overall health of our nation. Making sure that low-income adults can obtain these services requires a particularly con...

State Comment Letter on Nebraska “Heritage Health Adult Expansion” 1115 Waiver

Families USA submitted this letter in response to Nebraska’s request for comments on its proposed application for a section 1115 waiver to create a two-tiered benefit package and add reporting requi...

Families USA Surprise Medical Bills National Survey

Voters across America have spoken, and they want Congress to end surprise medical bills. Nine out of 10 voters, across party lines, support legislation that would end surprise medical bills. By more t...

Every week, 3,700 children lose their health insurance. It’s time for Congress to act

NOTE: This blog was originally published in Medium on November 5, 2019. Once upon a time, our nation’s leaders worked together across party lines to help America’s children grow up healthy and ...

Advancing Health Equity Through Community Health Workers and Peer Providers: Mounting Evidence and Policy Recommendations

As decision-makers seek to transform health care delivery and payment systems to increase value, improve outcomes, and control costs, they need clinical, health systems, and population health research...