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In the wake of the Republican health care cuts and the Trump administration’s changes to ACA marketplace rules, and in the midst of a government shutdown due in part to Congress’s lack of action…
To address ever-increasing prescription drug costs, federal and state policymakers have instituted reforms ranging from Medicare price negotiations to state Prescription Drug Affordability Boards (PDABs). But at every turn, big drug companies employ a…
Currently, nearly 22 million people across the United States get help paying for their health coverage through premium tax credits (also known as advance premium tax credits, or APTCs), which they can use to…
The Families USA poll conducted by Hart Research Associates shows that lowering health care costs is the top priority for American voters across party lines, even surpassing housing, jobs, crime, and immigration. Fielded September…
Families USA has submitted comments on Montana’s proposed Medicaid Section 1115 Demonstration Project, the Health and Economic Livelihood Partnership (HELP) Demonstration Program (“HELP Demonstration”). Due to the monumental changes states will undergo due to…
Risk adjustment is a critical mechanism that works to ensure value-based care payments account for the differences in patients’ health care costs and underlying health care needs. Using certain patient characteristics, like age, sex,…
For too long, Americans have struggled to pay the price of medications they need, with politicians on both sides of the aisle promising action. In Washington, D.C. and in states across the country, new…
Families USA, along with 15 organizations representing patients, providers, and other advocates aiming to improve diabetes care, sent a letter of gratitude to Alabama Governor Kay Ivey for expanding Medicaid coverage of continuous glucose…
As the government shutdown continues and negotiations in Congress stall, Families USA led 153 organizations in calling on Congress to take immediate action and permanently extend the enhanced premium tax credits that make health care…
Vaccines represent some of the greatest public health achievements in history, building on science, expert policy and public trust to strengthen America’s security and protect millions of lives across generations. From the U.S. eradication…