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Report 07.12.2021

Consumers, Employers, Civil Rights Organizations, Health Insurance Providers, Patients, Hospitals, Doctors, Industry Groups, and Other Health Care Stakeholders Agree on a Menu of Effective Policy Options to Extend and Improve Affordable, High-Quality Health Coverage

Following the deadliest pandemic in more than a century and the sharpest economic downturn since the Great Depression, Americans understand, more clearly than ever before, that our nation’s capacity to thrive depends on health…

Comment 07.07.2021

Response to Biden Administration Request for Information: Methods and Leading Practices for Advancing Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through Government

The Federal Office of Management and Budget requested detailed recommendations for federal policy regarding racial and social justice. Families USA and several partners on the Health Equity Task Force for Delivery and Payment Transformation…

Fact Sheet 05.27.2021

Attention Health Care Consumers: Free Health Insurance Is Available for People Who Lost Coverage When They Lost Their Jobs or Hours of Work during COVID-19

This fact sheet explains options for getting free or low-cost health insurance through COBRA or state continuation coverage, the marketplace, and Medicaid and CHIP. People who lost their job-based coverage when they lost hours…

Fact Sheet 05.07.2021

Principles to Advance Child Health and Well-Being in the 117th Congress: What Children and Families Need from Policymakers

As policymakers continue to focus on addressing the health and economic fallout from COVID-19, it is critical that the needs of children and families do not get lost in the shuffle. Even before the…

Issue Brief 04.29.2021

The Improving Health Insurance Affordability Act Puts Affordable Health Care within Reach for Millions of Struggling Families

S. 499, the Improving Health Insurance Affordability Act of 2021 sponsored by Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), takes two significant steps to lower American health care costs: It ensures families can count on the premium…

Comment 04.23.2021

Nearly 200 Organizations Send Core Values to Prioritize in Next Relief Package to the Administration and Congressional Leadership

In a letter co-led by American Federations of Teachers, Community Catalyst, Families USA, National Partnership for Women & Families, and Protect Our Care, nearly 200 organizations urge the Biden Administration and Congressional leadership to…

Report 04.12.2021

Misalignment between Premiums and Coverage Generosity Imposes Heavy Cost Burdens on Consumers in Health Insurance Exchanges

This report finds that consumer costs in the individual market were nearly $6 billion too high in 2020 because premiums in health insurance exchanges were not set consistently with Affordable Care Act (ACA) pricing…

Analyses 04.05.2021

The American Rescue Plan Makes the Greatest Improvements to Health Coverage and Affordability in More than a Decade

The American Rescue Plan (ARP), which President Biden recently signed into law, takes the most significant steps in more than a decade to lower families’ health care costs and provide insurance to people who…

Advocacy GuideSocial Toolkit 03.31.2021

Health Care Drumbeat Digital Toolkit: Messaging & Polling to Move Federal Action in 2021

As the 117th Congress and Biden administration work on their next big policy package, we are all building the drumbeat for action on health and health care. Based on extensive messaging research and recent…

Fact Sheet 03.22.2021

Appendix 2- The Catastrophic Cost of Uninsurance, By County: COVID-19 Cases and Deaths Closely Tied to America’s Health Coverage Gaps

This appendix estimates the impact of health coverage gaps on COVID-19 cases and deaths, at the county level. It begins by listing the individual counties that have experienced the greatest total impact. It then…

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