2020

Making Progress Toward Health Equity: Opportunities for State Policymakers to Reduce Health Inequities Through Payment and Delivery System Reform

In light of the stark disparities in COVID-19 illnesses and deaths among Black, Indigenous, Latinx, and other people of color, decision-makers must prioritize policy solutions that measurably improve ...

Consumers First 2021 Legislative Agenda Video

Consumers First 2021 Legislative Agenda [embed]https://youtu.be/AakRsEVpeuk[/embed] As COVID-19 continues to erode the health and financial well-being of families across the country, Consumers F...

The Need to Prioritize Medicare Oral Health Coverage (Letter to Biden-Harris Transition Team)

Families USA is proud to join our partners in the Medicare Oral Health Coalition in the following letter urging the Biden-Harris Transition Team to prioritize Medicare oral health coverage as it works...

Consumers First 2021 Legislative Agenda: Policy Solutions to Drive Value into the U.S. Health Care System in the 117th Congress

Authored by: Sophia Tripoli, Director of Health Care Innovation, Families USA; Jen Taylor, Senior Director of Federal Relations, Families USA; Shaun O'Brien, Assistant Director, Research and Collectiv...

President-Elect Biden Can Take Administrative Action To Dramatically Cut Consumers’ Health Care Costs And Cover Millions of Uninsured

NOTE: This blog was originally published in Health Affairs on December 7th, 2020. In his first press conference as President-elect, Joe Biden reminded the nation of his commitment to “do everythi...

By the Numbers: Medicaid Work Requirements are Still a Bad Idea

Amidst worsening public health and economic crises, the Supreme Court has agreed to review lawsuits challenging the legality of Medicaid work requirements. Although work requirements have previously b...

Centering Equity in Health Care Delivery and Payment Reform: A Guide for California Policymakers

The California Pan-Ethnic Health Network (CPEHN) with support from Families USA has published a groundbreaking report to urge California policymakers to address health inequities and racial injustice ...

Digital Toolkit: Centering Equity in Health Care Delivery and Payment Reform

Summary As COVID-19 continues to devastate families' health and financial well-being—especially in Black, Latinx, and other communities of color—the California Pan-Ethnic Health Network (CPEHN)...

Learnings in Leadership: Berneta Haynes, Atlanta, GA

Berneta L. Haynes, JD, is the Senior Director of Policy and Access at Georgia Watch, a leading consumer advocacy organization focused on financial and quality of life issues. An attorney and champion ...

Turning Coverage Into Care: How Advocates Can Leverage Administrative Services Organization Contracts to Improve Medicaid Oral Health Benefits For Consumers

While Medicaid adult oral health coverage is foundational for ensuring that all people have access to quality, affordable care, it works only if people know they are eligible for oral health care, hav...