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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,…
The way the US pays for health care is a major driver of unaffordable, low-quality care and poor health for our nation's families and individuals. Despite a decade of payment reform, volume-based payment remains…
Two hundred rural hospitals are at immediate risk of closing, and another 600 rural facilities are at high risk of closing in the future. The end of emergency COVID-19 hospital funding, together with other…
You've gotten through the holidays – congratulations! The kids have new toys, the tree is at the curb, and we're in 2023. But that to-do list isn't completely finished. If you want to buy…
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…
Nicki Pogue is a healthy person with good health insurance. She even ran a high-altitude race to celebrate her 50th birthday. When Nicki felt ill shortly after she did what any of us in…
Nearly 60 organizations representing patients, consumers, workers, and employers came together to send this letter to the Biden Administration emphasizing the need to stand firmly with patients and consumers in future rulemaking and implementation…
Families USA, along with a diverse group of co-signers representing a broad coalition of national partners, submitted a letter addressed to congressional leadership that urges lawmakers to strengthen Medicaid as part of any end-of-year…
This is part 9 of the Health Justice Now series. Families USA held a live discussion on integrated healthcare approaches with Jennifer Haddad Bell, the Program Consultant of Futures without Violence and Dr. Juan…
Over the past three years, policy changes in Medicaid and expanded subsidies in the health insurance marketplace have led to dramatic expansions in health coverage and the lowest-ever uninsured rate. Roughly 9.3 million people…