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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…
Families USA submitted the statement for the record in support of the recent hearing addressing the high cost of prescription drugs.
Our nation must heed the lessons of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has taken a disproportionate toll on people of color and exposed painful but persistent truths about structural inequities in access to health care.…
Who can believe it has been two years since the COVID-19 pandemic shut down what we all once knew as everyday life in this country? COVID-19 created a whirlwind of uncertainty, filled with unfortunate…
Updated with the following resources on 03/11/22 Key Messages America is in the throes of a profound crisis: deadly disease, economic downturn, and an erosion of families’ financial security. Our elected leaders must act…