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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, particularly communities of color. Families USA is…
At a time when policymakers are looking to address health care efficiency and affordability, policymakers and consumers should have an accurate and transparent accounting of how health care entities spend the tax dollars they…
No one should go bankrupt from receiving health care. Yet 60% of people experiencing bankruptcy in America cite medical expenses as a leading cause. Thanks to the No Surprises Act (NSA) of 2020, more…
Every worker in America deserves the opportunity to earn a living wage and have access to high-quality and affordable health care that keeps them and their families healthy. Yet high and rising health care…
The current predominant model for health care payment and delivery encourages one costly medical procedure after another, often embedded with hidden fees and ultimately failing to actually help patients manage their health and health…
To make our health care system affordable and accessible to all who use it, we urgently need policy reforms, including those aimed at reining in corporate hospital pricing abuses. Many hospital chains have become…
The United States is in the midst of a maternal health crisis. Women are dying at rates the U.S. has not experienced since the 1960s. Maternal mortality rates increased by nearly 38% year-over-year from…
The Families USA Health Equity Task Force for Delivery and Payment Reform (Health Equity Task Force) brings together the leading organizations on the federal and state level working to ensure that efforts to transform…
Every person should have the right to know what a health care procedure costs at different hospitals or health care facilities, whether it is an X-ray, an MRI, or a surgery, yet that is…
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…