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States, localities, territories and Tribes are losing revenue at the same time as their resources are urgently needed to not only staff pandemic response and sustain health care services, but also to save jobs…
Families USA submitted a comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on the state of Michigan’s request to renew the Flint, Michigan Section 1115 waiver. The waiver expands Medicaid coverage…
The COVID-19 pandemic has deepened existing health inequities, disproportionately affecting communities of color, immigrant communities, people with disabilities, and other marginalized communities. The federal policy recommendations described in this document identify concrete steps that…
The COVID-19 crisis is sending Nebraska’s economy into a downward spiral and causing thousands in the state to lose their jobs and job-based health insurance. In response, the state must take immediate action to…
California Oral Health Progress and Equity Network (CA OPEN) and Families USA are partnering to explain why cutting California's Medicaid adult dental services is a fiscal misstep and an assault on the communities that…
As the COVID-19 crisis worsens, the role of Medicaid as the nation’s health coverage safety net is becoming clearer. With tens of millions of people losing employer-based health insurance, covering the uninsured is an…
As our nation confronts a public health threat greater than any we’ve seen in a century, every person, every patient, every family is struggling to understand and manage the devastating and far-ranging effects of…
On May 12, 2020, House leadership released its proposal for the next round of COVID-19 legislation, the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act (H.R. 6800). While the lengthy bill (more than…
Senior Director of Health Policy, Eliot Fishman, and Director of Medicaid Initiatives, Joe Weissfeld discuss the role of Medicaid in COVID-19 relief efforts.
Families USA's Executive Director, Frederick Isasi speaks to Dr. Josh Sharfstein, Vice Dean for Public Health Practice and Community Engagement at Johns Hopkins University, about what Congress can do to help American families during…