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On Wednesday, September 6, Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined Families USA and Patients for Affordable Drugs Now for a virtual press conference to break down and discuss the future impact and implications for the…
The stage is officially set and the Center for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) has officially begun to negotiate drug prices in Medicare for the first time. Almost a quarter of people over 65…
Americans are struggling with an affordability crisis and rising health care costs, yet our health care system is full of wasteful spending that does not improve people’s health. One prime example of this is…
People should know the price of health care services at a hospital or health care facility before they receive care, whether it is an X-ray, an MRI or a surgery. Yet, health care is…
It has been exactly one year since the Inflation Reduction Act was signed into law, putting significant drug pricing reforms into effect that both expand access to medication and make it more affordable for…
Addressing high and rising drug costs across the country is a key to ensuring high-quality, affordable health care and improved health for all. And it is an issue affecting millions of families regardless of…
Families USA Action joined the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and 14 additional consumer and patient organizations in signing this amicus brief defending the No Surprises Act (NSA) in litigation filed by New York surgeon…
For the first time in history, thanks to prescription drug price reforms in the Inflation Reduction Act, the federal government can negotiate directly with big drug companies to lower the outrageous prices they are…
For far too many families and small business owners in the United States, the cost of health insurance, driven by health care prices, is already too high — and prices keep rising. Fortunately, states…
Ahead of a potential legislation markup on Wednesday, Families USA sent the following letter today to the Ways and Means Committee urging them to make forward momentum on legislation that puts a stop to…