Comment
03.27.2023
In this March 28 testimony before the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee, Sophia Tripoli, Director of Families USA's Center for Affordable Whole-Person Care, discusses the health care affordability crisis and how trends in…
Comment
01.23.2023
Consumers First, an alliance that brings together the interests of consumers, employers, labor unions, and primary care clinicians working to realign and improve the fundamental economic incentives and design of the health care system,…
Report
12.20.2022
Increases in health care costs are negatively impacting individuals and small businesses in Illinois (and in other states) by making health insurance less affordable. This paper, developed by Families USA and the Shriver Center…
Report
10.12.2022
The following report lays out the popular case for payment reform as a way to bring down health care costs, improve care and eliminate inequities. It also signals to policymakers that taking action on…
Comment
09.15.2022
Building on the recent successes led by Congress in securing Medicare negotiation of prescription drugs and ending surprise medical bills, Families USA is urging policymakers to take on the next frontier of ensuring affordable…
Analyses
09.15.2022
This is the second resource in Families USA's People First Care Initiative. The major strategy in hospitals' current business model is to generate profit by buying up other hospitals and doctor's offices to become…
Comment
09.13.2022
Consumers First submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on the CY 2023 Medicare Outpatient Prospective Payment System proposed rule, which sets the payment rates for how most hospitals are paid…
Comment
09.06.2022
Consumers First submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on the CY 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule which sets the payment rates for how most physicians and paid throughout…
Comment
06.17.2022
Consumers First is an alliance that brings together the interests of consumers, employers, labor unions, and primary care working to change the fundamental economic incentives and design of the health care system. Our work…
Analyses
06.14.2022
This is the first resource in Families USA's People First Care initiative. There are two principal financial drivers of unaffordable, inequitable health care and poor health for the American people: Firstly, healthcare industry consolidation…