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Dr. Twylla Dillion is the executive director of HealthConnect One, a Chicago-based organization that helps new and expectant mothers and birthing people get connected to their community for support from their peers, including community-based…
Today, Families USA submitted comments for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Request for Information (RFI) on how to provide better, equitable access to care. As the redetermination process looms ahead, this…
Deployment of community health workers (CHWs) has been limited in the United States for many years despite substantial evidence that shows the model’s effectiveness in many health care settings. During the coronavirus pandemic, the…
This is part 1 of the Health Justice Now series. After one year in office, the Biden administration’s progress towards advancing meaningful equity reforms includes a push for COVID-19 vaccinations in Black and Latino…
Members of the Consumers First steering committee sent the attached letter in response to a series of requests for information by the Healthy Futures Task Force, which is a House of Representatives task force…
Stories about hospital mergers are filling newspaper front pages across the country. But what does this consolidation of power mean for people who show up at the ER in the scariest moment of their…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released guidance that gives states a powerful new tool that will prevent millions of people from losing Medicaid. The tool will also help states cope…
As policymakers across the U.S. move to address health inequities, community-based voices should be central in setting the policy agenda. To that end, Families USA interviewed leaders from 50 state- and community-based nonprofit organizations…
Kevin Han is the Strategic Partnerships Associate at Families USA, where he strengthens Families USA’s relationships with partner organizations. Before joining Families USA, he worked as a health navigator for Hamkae Center (formerly NAKASEC…
On the 12th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), we have reached the lowest uninsured rate our country has ever had - 8.9%. This report celebrates the coverage gains obtained since the enactment…