2026

Black Maternal Health Is a Fight for All of Us 

As participants in Black Maternal Health Week (BMHW) commemorate the week’s 10-year anniversary, Families USA’s deputy senior director of strategic partnerships, Tasha Dawson, sat down with three ...

Families USA Submits Testimony Supporting Illinois Bill to Address High Drug Costs

On April 14, 2026, Families USA submitted written testimony to the Illinois Health Care Availability and Accessibility Committee in support of HB1443/SB66. This proposed legislation would establish a ...

Families USA Submits Testimony Opposing Drug Exemptions in Colorado

On April 2, 2026, Sophia Tripoli, senior director of health policy at Families USA, submitted written testimony to the Colorado Senate Health and Human Services Committee, in opposition of SB26-140. T...

Consumers First Letter to CMS on Priorities for Calendar Year 2027 Medicare Payment Rules

Consumers First, an alliance that brings together the interests of consumers, employers, labor unions, and primary care clinicians working to realign and improve the fundamental economic incentives an...

Families USA Submits Comments on Request for Information (RFI) Related to Comprehensive Regulations to Uncover Suspicious Healthcare (CRUSH)

Families USA appreciates the opportunity to provide input to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in response to the request for information (RFI) regarding potential regulatory or p...

Families USA Submits Comments on Nebraska’s Proposed Section 1115 Demonstration Waiver

Families USA submitted comments to the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services strongly urging the state to withdraw its proposed Sustainable Coverage Demonstration and retain retroactive Med...

Dissecting the Deepest Cuts: CMS Final Rule: Narrowing “Uniformity Waivers” for Medicaid Provider Taxes

The 2025 budget reconciliation law (H.R. 1) imposes major new restrictions on states’ ability to generate Medicaid provider tax revenue, including by narrowing states’ ability to obtain so-cal...

Mind the Gap: Bridging the Oral Health Divide for More Affordable and Accessible Coverage

Our country’s affordability crisis is hurting everyday Americans’ access to health care and health coverage. That is just as true for oral health care as it is for other kinds of medical care. App...

Written Testimony of Sophia Tripoli To Nebraska Committee On Retroactive Medicaid Coverage

On February 25, 2026, Sophia Tripoli, senior director of health policy at Families USA, submitted written testimony to the Nebraska Committee on Health and Human Services, in support of Legislativ...

Consumers for Fair Hospital Pricing Statement for the Record for the Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee Hearing on “Lowering Health Care Costs for All Americans: An Examination of the U.S. Provider Landscape”

Ahead of the March 18 House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee hearing on "Lowering Health Care Costs for All Americans: An Examination of the U.S. Provider Landscape," Consumers for Fair Hospita...