2025

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...

The Seven Biggest Threats to the ACA as it Turns 15

Despite Its Popularity, the ACA Remains Under Attack and Faces an Uncertain Future On Sunday, March 23, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) will celebrate 15 years of giving hundreds of millions of America...

Families USA Testimony for Nevada State Assembly on Hospital Price Transparency

On Wednesday, March 19, Families USA’s Senior Policy Analyst Aaron Plotke testifies before the Nevada State Assembly in support of legislation that codifies a strengthened version of the federal Hos...

Families USA Testimony to Indiana State Senate on High and Rising Hospital Prices

On Wednesday, March 19, Families USA’s Senior Director of Health Policy Sophia Tripoli testifies before the Indiana Senate Health and Provider Services Committee in support of legislation that would...

Medicaid Cuts Would Rip Away Health Coverage from Millions of Americans, Disproportionately Harming People of Color

This report, co-authored by UnidosUS and other leading civil rights and health equity organizations, highlights the devastating impact of Medicaid cuts on communities across the United States, particu...

Over 65 million Women Are Counting on the FDA to Maintain Access to Mifepristone

Access to reproductive care continues to be the focus of consequential decisions made in Washington D.C., including by perhaps unlikely people, like the potential leader of the U.S. Food and Drug Admi...

Medicaid Work Reporting Requirements: Bureaucratic Burdens That Threaten Working Families, Providers and Local Economies

A new fact sheet details how nearly half of all Medicaid enrollees are at risk of losing their health care coverage under federal work reporting requirements. These proposals come just after House Rep...

Families USA Joins Public Citizen Amicus Brief to Defend Cost-Free Preventive Services

Families USA and other nonprofit organizations filed an amicus brief in the Supreme Court case Robert F Kennedy et al. v Braidwood Management, Inc., et al. The Braidwood case challenges the Afforda...

Families USA Unites Health Advocates, Sets Clear Mission at 30th Annual Health Action Conference

Last month, Families USA was proud to host more than 650 health care consumer advocates, policy analysts, academics, community organizers and more in Washington D.C. for our 30th annual Health Action ...