Social Toolkit 09.16.2021
Thursday 30 Social Toolkit
Updated: 9/16/21 “Thursday 30” - Every Thursday at 12pm ET It's time to ramp up the pressure on our nation's leaders to ensure health and health care are prioritized in the next recovery package.…
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Comment 09.13.2021
Consumers First Submits Comments to CMS on CY2022 Physician Payment Rule Laying Out Vision for Telehealth Payment and Delivery Beyond the Pandemic
Consumers First submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on the CY 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule which sets the payment rates for how most physicians and paid throughout…
Comment 09.10.2021
Families USA Federal Comment Letter on TennCare III
Families USA submitted this letter in response to CMS' request for comments on Tennessee's Section 1115 demonstration that was approved in the final days of the Trump Administration. Multiple elements of TennCare III are…
Report 09.10.2021
What’s at Stake for America’s Families: Why Congress Must Go Big and Bold in Reconciliation to Improve Health and Health Care for Millions of People
Congress is working to pass a vitally important budget reconciliation bill that would significantly lower health care costs, narrow racial and ethnic disparities in health and health care, and ensure everyone in America can…
Fact Sheet 09.09.2021
What Children and Families Need in Budget Reconciliation: Policy Recommendations to Improve Health and Well-Being
As Congress works to develop a robust budget reconciliation package, now is the time to ensure the inclusion of legislation that advances health equity and improves the health of parents and their children. Families…
Video 09.08.2021
Virtual Roundtable: Taking Action to Lower Prescription Drug Costs
Virtual Roundtable: Taking Action to Lower Prescription Drug Costs As Congress returns this month to finalize the $3.5 billion reconciliation package, voters and stakeholders across New Jersey are urging Senator Bob Menendez to make…
Comment 08.19.2021
Over 75 organizations thank key senators for their leadership on prioritizing Medicare price negotiations
On August 19, 2021, Families USA led over 75 national, state, and community organizations in thanking five key Senators who courageously filed an amendment that declared strong support for including Medicare negotiation within reconciliation…
Advocacy ToolkitSocial Toolkit 08.18.2021
Administrative Advocacy Toolkit: No Surprises Act and Hospital Price Transparency
As Congress continues to negotiate the inclusion of critical health provisions in the next recovery package, we must not lose sight of important regulations that the Biden Administration is working to finalize in the…
Fact Sheet 08.09.2021
Our Broken Drug Pricing and Patent System Diverts Resources Away from Innovation and into Mergers, Patent Gaming and Price Gouging
As Congress considers ways to reform drug pricing this year, it is, unsurprisingly, being met with heavy resistance from paid special interests, including pharmaceutical companies’ lawyers and lobbyists who claim that any attempt to…
Comment 08.02.2021
Comments on the Improving Health Insurance Markets for 2022 and Beyond Proposed Rule
In this comment letter, we respond to the Biden administration's proposed rule governing important aspects of the health insurance Marketplaces. First, we provide feedback on the proposed payment parameters, largely supporting the Administration’s proposed…