2020

2020 Election’s Impact on Medicaid

The 2020 elections have major implications on the Medicaid program at both the state and federal levels, and it is time to discuss how advocates can advance our collective Medicaid agenda in 2021. ...

Trump Administration Reverses Course on Medicaid Maintenance of Effort Provisions, Clearing the Way for Devastating Cuts in the Midst of the COVID-19 Pandemic

In a reversal of its own guidance, the Trump Administration has released an interim final rule that would weaken protections for millions of Medicaid beneficiaries during the COVID-19 pandemic. Accord...

ACA Policy & Impact: Panel and Discussion

ACA Policy & Impact: Panel and Discussion [embed]https://youtu.be/FXe-RqcJTjQ[/embed] The National Health Law Program and Families USA hosted a media briefing for reporters after the Supreme...

It’s Open Enrollment for 2020! Resources to Help Consumers Get Covered

Open enrollment season began on November 1, 2020, and ends on December 15, 2020! Right now, individuals and families looking for health insurance can find and enroll in, high-quality coverage through ...

2020 Election Results – Implications for America’s Health Care Future

In this webinar, Families USA dives into the election results that are available, how they will impact the health care landscape, and review ways we’ll move forward, together. We will follow up as r...

Letter Urging Improvements to the U.S. Organ Procurement and Transplant System to Better Support Families and Save Lives

Families USA urges the Secretary of Health and Human Services to move quickly to issue a pending rule that would bring much-needed accountability and oversight to our nation’s organ procurement and ...

Webinar: Combating Health Disparities through Equitable Development

The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed even more deeply the health inequities that impact our communities. These disparities are profoundly influenced by legacies of segregation and disinvestment that fue...

Medicare Benefits Are Now In Danger: White House and Senate Strategy to Overturn the Health Reform Law Threatens Major Medicare Cuts

America’s elected officials should not receive better health care than what the American people can get. President Donald Trump and his Congressional allies enjoy excellent health care. But they are...

Supreme Court Decision Will Determine Whether Millions of Americans Will Lose Health Coverage

On November 10, the Supreme Court, with either eight or nine justices, will hear oral arguments in a lawsuit that seeks to strike down the Affordable Care Act and eliminate critical health care protec...

Why the Supreme Court Should Uphold the Affordable Care Act’s Protections

I am haunted by the memory of an uninsured woman who had advanced uterine cancer. Though a free clinic referred her to a hospital, the hospital refused to treat her, saying it would operate only when ...