2021

Changing the World Around You – Getting to Know Health Advocacy with Frederick Isasi

Frederick Isasi is the executive director of Families USA and a trusted leader on how we can make sure we get the best possible care and that everyone can be healthy, regardless of the color of their ...

Bright Spots: Highlighting Successful State Policies to Improve Maternal and Child Health Outcomes

As state advocates prepare for the 2022 legislative sessions, this paper highlights a series of examples of state-level policies that prioritize the health of families by investing in intergenerationa...

Build Back Better Framework: Key Health Care Provisions that Will Improve the Lives of Millions of America’s Families

The health care components of the Build Back Better Act as proposed in the House on October 28th and then amended November 3rd include historic accomplishments. Among other notable achievements, the b...

Prioritizing Equitable Access to COVID-19 Vaccines for Children: A Guide for State Advocates

Immunizing children against COVID-19 is an essential component of reducing its spread. With 48 million children under age 12 in the United States, well-planned distribution strategies are critical not...

2021: A Year of Progress for State Medicaid Oral Health Coverage and Opportunities for Bigger, Bolder Federal Investment

In 2020, the coronavirus pandemic disrupted legislative sessions and state budgets, forcing state policymakers to make tough decisions in response to the drastic decline in revenue stemming from the e...

The Real Cost – Medicare’s Lack of a Dental Benefit is Hurting the Very People Medicare Should be Helping

“I have to choose every month, do I want to buy groceries, or do I want to see the dentist? That’s just not right.” –Debra Smith Debra Smith lives in Spring Hill, Tennessee. In 2015, ...

Medicare Oral Health Coalition: Polls Repeatedly Show Overwhelming Support for Medicare Dental

As Congress and the White House continue to negotiate the details of the Build Back Better plan, the Medicare Oral Health Coalition reiterates that it is critical time for adding dental coverage to Me...

Why Strong Health Care Policies in Reconciliation Are Necessary to Advancing Racial Equity

In the wake of a pandemic that has exposed the many underlying structural failures in America’s health care system and a national awakening around racial justice, President Joe Biden and Democratic ...

October 20, 2021 Testimony before the Senate Committee on Finance

In this October 20, 2021 testimony before the Senate Committee on Finance, Frederick Isasi, Executive Director at Families USA, discusses the current state of health insurance and health care affordab...

The Real Cost – The Unavoidable Prices of Prescription Drugs

Families across America are struggling under the burden of soaring prescription drug prices. Almost a third of people across the U.S. have not filled prescription or followed a prescription regimen sp...