2020

Video: COVID-19 Health Care Response and Resilience Program

COVID-19 Health Care Response and Resilience Program [embed]https://youtu.be/RDdjWgCX1n0[/embed] Duke Margolis Center for Health Policy, Families USA, and United States of Care are urging Congre...

State Surprise Billing Laws in the 2020 Session

Surprise medical bills have been harming families for decades. They result when patients unknowingly receive out-of-network care due to no fault of their own. Surprise medical bills can amount to hund...

Telebriefing: Without Federal Support for Health Insurance, Many More Jobs Will Be Lost

This media telebriefing discussed Families USA's new report, Without Federal Support for Health Insurance, Job Losses will Become Significantly Worse, which explores the impact of COVID-19-related ins...

America’s Coverage Crisis Deepens: New Survey Data Show Millions of Adults Became Uninsured, Starting in Late June

Recent research by Families USA and others projects, based on past coverage patterns, that job losses from the COVID-19 economic crash are causing historic increases in the number of uninsured. A New ...

Without Federal Support for Health Insurance, Many More Jobs Will Be Lost

Major health insurance losses are under way, resulting from the COVID-19 economic collapse. This report finds that, even if economic conditions remain no worse than those in May, health insurance loss...

Comment Letter to the Office of Governor Pete Ricketts on Nebraska’s COVID-19 Testing and Data Collection Efforts

Families USA submitted a letter to the Office of Governor Pete Ricketts on gaps in the state of Nebraska’s COVID-19 data collection efforts. Specifically, the letter urges the state to continue repo...

Duke Margolis Center for Health Policy, Families USA, United States of Care Send Letter to Hill Asking for Key Health Reforms in Next COVID-19 Legislative Package

The COVID-19 pandemic has sent shockwaves throughout our health care system, forcing health care providers to rearrange staffing, modify facilities, rely heavily on telehealth and community-based care...

COVID-19 Health Care Response and Resilience Program

Duke Margolis Center for Health Policy, Families USA, and United States of Care are urging Congress to Enact the COVID-19 Health Care Response and Resilience Program, and other key health care reforms...

Former CMS Administrators and Health Care Leaders Support Efforts by Duke Margolis Center for Health Policy, Families USA and United States of Care to Enact Key COVID-19 Health Reforms

Former Administrators of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and Health Care Leaders have sent a letter to Congress in support of enacting the COVID-19 Health Care Response and Resili...

Frederick Isasi and Dr. Amber Hewitt reflect on Rep. John Lewis’ legacy

Frederick Isasi and Dr. Amber Hewitt reflect on Rep. John Lewis' legacy [embed]https://youtu.be/ZExY0DnEneQ[/embed] Rep. John Robert Lewis was a stalwart champion for civil rights, a congression...