Report
02.09.2023
High and rising health care prices are hurting America’s families. These high prices, driven largely by hospital consolidation, drive down workers’ paychecks, rachet up insurance premiums, and force tens of millions of Americans into…
Report
12.20.2022
Increases in health care costs are negatively impacting individuals and small businesses in Illinois (and in other states) by making health insurance less affordable. This paper, developed by Families USA and the Shriver Center…
Comment
09.06.2022
Consumers First submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on the CY 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule which sets the payment rates for how most physicians and paid throughout…
Fact Sheet
08.16.2022
El 1 de enero de 2022, entró en vigencia una nueva ley que ayuda a proteger a las personas de cargos inesperados por algunos tipos de atención médica. Esta ley, la Ley Sin Sorpresas,…
Fact Sheet
08.03.2022
On January 1, 2022, a new law went into effect that helps protect people from unexpected charges for some types of medical care. This law, the No Surprises Act, applies to people with health…
Comment
06.08.2022
Families USA commented in support of a proposed federal rule to fix the so-called "family glitch." Under current rules, employer-sponsored coverage is considered affordable to a family based on the employee's cost of self-only…
Report
05.17.2022
More than 80 million people rely on Medicaid for their health insurance. If states do not proceed carefully when the federal COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) declaration ends, a significant number of Medicaid enrollees…
Issue Brief
05.16.2022
Millions of families struggle every day to pay the rising cost of food, gasoline, and other necessities. The last thing they need is a 53% increase in their health insurance premiums. But that’s the…
Fact Sheet
05.10.2022
In honor of Mother’s Day, we would like to reshare our 117th Congress Policy Recommendations for Children and Families. As Congress and the Biden Administration consider how best to advance critical health policy priorities…
Report
12.08.2021
Most of America’s uninsured qualify for health coverage but are not enrolled, often because of administrative obstacles to participation. To surmount those obstacles, a key feature of the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) statutory design…