2025

Families USA Submits Comments on the Proposed ACA Marketplace Integrity and Affordability Rule

Today, Families USA submitted comments opposing a proposed federal rule that would drive up costs for people in marketplace plans, make it harder for people to enroll in coverage, remove DACA recipien...

Families USA Submits Comments On the Ohio Department of Medicaid’s (ODM) Group VIII Demonstration Waiver

Families USA submitted comments strongly urging the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to reject Ohio’s Group VIII Demonstration Waiver and all future attempts from states to adopt w...

Work Reporting Requirements Don’t Work: An in-depth look as Idaho moves closer to adding costly red tape to Medicaid

As Republican leaders in Washington prepare legislation to make deep cuts to Medicaid that will cause millions of people to lose their health coverage, some states are attempting to recycle failed pol...

Families USA Submits Comments on Colorado’s “Expanding the Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Continuum of Care” 1115 Medicaid Demonstration Extension Request

Families USA commented to strongly support multiple aspects of Colorado's waiver extension request, including continuous eligibility for children zero to three years old, 12 months of continuous eligi...

Families USA Submits Comments on Arkansas’ Proposed Amendment to Medicaid Section 1115 Demonstration Project, Arkansas Health and Opportunity for Me (ARHOME)

Arkansas proposes to amend its current ARHOME Demonstration to add work reporting requirements, under a program known as “Pathway to Prosperity.” If implemented, Pathway to Prosperity would impa...

Families USA Submits Comments on CMS’ Section 1115 Demonstration Projects Regulations

Families USA commented to support the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on its proposal to continue collecting information from states under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) concerning...

Families USA Submits Comments on Arizona’s Section 1115 Waiver Amendment Request: “AHCCCS Works”

Families USA commented urging Arizona to withdraw its proposed waiver amendment, "AHCCCS Works," as the amendment would add work reporting requirements and a five-year maximum lifetime coverage limit...

Families USA Submits Comments on Ohio’s Multi-Year Continuous Eligibility for Children 1115 Demonstration Waiver Application

Families USA provided comments strongly supporting the Ohio Department of Medicaid (ODM) proposed waiver application and we urge the state to submit this waiver to CMS for approval. We applaud Ohio fo...

Medicaid Provider Taxes: Restricting Them Threatens Hospitals, the Health Care System and State Economies

States and the federal government jointly cover the costs of health care and services provided to the almost 80 million people covered by Medicaid — a lifeline for children and low-wage working fami...

Medicaid Federal Funding: Cuts to Federal Share (“FMAP”) Hurt Families, Providers and State Economies

States and the federal government jointly cover the costs of health care and services provided to the almost 80 million people covered by Medicaid. This federal-state funding partnership is the larges...