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The Affordable Care Act will expand access to dental coverage, especially for children. This fact sheet explains why advocates who are helping implement the health care law in their states should include dental health…
Sadly, Republicans continue to use the federal deficit as an excuse to gut the nation's health care safety net. We've already looked at the extreme proposals in the House Budgetand at last week's attack on the…
Families USA is proudly taking part in the Health Equity Can't Wait! blog carnival celebrating National Minority Health Month. Participating bloggers are health, consumer, civil rights, and provider advocates committed to promoting health equity.…
There's been no shortage of analysis about the Supreme Court arguments on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act. A lot of it has focused on the politics and tea-leaf reading: How will the…
Families USA is proudly taking part in the Health Equity Can't Wait! blog carnival celebrating National Minority Health Month. Participating bloggers are health, consumer, civil rights, and provider advocates committed to promoting health equity.…
It's a problem that we don't think about a lot-but it's very important. Many kids and families are not getting the routine dental care they need. There are many possible reasons for this, including…
A recent report from the Commonwealth Fund predicts that, if the Medical Loss Ratio (MLR) provision of the Affordable Care Act had gone into effect in 2010, consumers would have gotten $2 billion back from insurance…
This blog is cross-posted from the Department of Health and Human Services. By Mayra Alvarez, HHS Director of Public Health Policy Posted April 06, 2012 April is National Minority Health Month dedicated to advancing health…
What could explain a health insurance company charging one 25-year-old nearly double what another pays for the same coverage? No, it's not a pre-existing condition or chronic illness. It's gender. In most states, health insurers…
This blog is cross-posted from the National Council of La Raza. By: Jennifer Ng'andu, Deputy Director, Health Policy Project, National Council of La Raza It's probably the hottest seat in Washington, DC-and you can't buy…