2025
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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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