Policy Agenda
02.18.2025
Today, responding to voters clamoring for health care affordability and value, Consumers First, a national alliance representing families, working people, employers, and primary care clinicians, released its new legislative agenda of vetted and bipartisan…
Policy Agenda
01.22.2025
After a national election that focused on affordability, Families USA’s new affordability agenda outlines a list of concrete and actionable policy recommendations that would result in lower health care costs and generate hundreds of…
Policy Agenda
06.20.2024
The high and rising cost of hospital care is a leading driver of our nation’s health care affordability and quality crisis. Nearly half of all Americans have reported having to forgo medical care due…
Policy Agenda
02.20.2024
Families USA and four of our consumer advocacy partners — American Heart Association, National Consumers League, National Partnerships for Women and Families, and Third Way — are proud to introduce A Pro-Consumer Policy Agenda…
Policy Agenda
10.12.2022
Families USA's Center for Affordable Whole Person Care will be focused on building a consumer-driven health care value movement that will reorient the health care system to deliver health, and provide improved health and…
Policy Agenda
04.13.2021
This publication was co-authored by Erica Cischke; American Academy of Family Physicians; Shawn Gremminger, Purchaser Business Group on Health; Jeremy Hoffman, American Federation of Teacher; Shaun O'Brien, American Federation of State, County, and Municipal…
Policy Agenda
02.24.2021
Featured in Health Affairs Blog, on February 23, 2021. Contributing authors Melissa Burroughs, Danny A. Kalash, Colin Reusch, Ifetayo B. Johnson, Kata M. Kertesz. COVID-19 has demonstrated the need to address weaknesses in our…
Advocacy GuidePolicy Agenda
02.11.2021
The 117th U.S. Congress is convening at a pivotal moment in the history of our nation. We face a significant set of challenges, but also a momentous opportunity to greatly improve the lives of…
Advocacy GuidePolicy Agenda
01.19.2021
In the new presidential term and the 117th Congress, it is imperative that we have bold, innovative leadership to steer us through one of the biggest health and economic crises in generations and embrace…
CommentPolicy Agenda
01.11.2021
Consumers First, the alliance that brings together diverse interests representing families and children, working people, employers and primary care providers to improve the fundamental economic incentives and design of our health care system, sent…