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Joe Weissfeld: What is Medicaid and Medicaid Expansion? Families USA's Director of Medicaid Initiatives, Joe Weissfeld explains what Medicaid and Medicaid Expansion are, and why it is so important for Medicaid Expansion to be…
The Helping Medicaid Offer Maternity Services (MOMS) Act of 2019, introduced by Rep. Robin Kelly, chair of the Congressional Black Caucus Health Braintrust, and co-led by Representatives Michael Burgess, MD (R-TX), Buddy Carter (R-GA),…
Following the recent death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the rush to confirm President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee puts our nation’s health at grave risk. In the midst of the greatest public health crisis…
Six months into the pandemic and resulting national economic crisis, state policymakers are making – and will continue to have to make – tough budget decisions. As advocates, it is our job to make…
In May, Families USA analyzed early trends in Medicaid enrollment related to COVID-19. That analysis highlighted states with early spikes in enrollment in the wake of the pandemic. Not surprisingly, an updated review of…
As Congress considers an urgently needed package of pandemic response measures, questions have arisen regarding whether a temporary increase to the federal Medicaid matching percentage will become permanent. This fact sheet clarifies that there…
This media telebriefing discussed Families USA's new report, Without Federal Support for Health Insurance, Job Losses will Become Significantly Worse, which explores the impact of COVID-19-related insurance losses on employment. The report indicates if…
Major health insurance losses are under way, resulting from the COVID-19 economic collapse. This report finds that, even if economic conditions remain no worse than those in May, health insurance losses will trigger enormous…
Recent research by Families USA and others projects, based on past coverage patterns, that job losses from the COVID-19 economic crash are causing historic increases in the number of uninsured. A New Census Bureau…
We are in an extraordinary moment in our country’s history. The COVID-19 pandemic has shone a harsh light on existing disparities, and flat-out gaps, in health and health care in the United States —…