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This is part 7 of the Health Justice Now series. Many states and communities use peer specialists –people with lived experience of substance use or mental illness –as part of teams to promote recovery…
Without Medicare dental coverage, millions of older adults and people with disabilities cannot afford the care they need to get and stay healthy. In this year’s Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS), the Biden Administration…
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…
In this white paper we discuss the importance of Community Health Workers (CHWs), and how they are essential to addressing health disparities in our communities. We then offer an overview of the current financing…
If states do not act, many of the over 88 million people who rely on Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) for their health insurance could lose their coverage when the federal…
"Let's Talk About The No Surprises Act" Twitter Space Families USA hosted a Twitter Space, featuring Jane Sheehan, our Director of Federal Relations, and Nicki Pogue, a consumer who has received a surprise medical…
Families USA submitted comments for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health's Request for Information (RFI) on how to strengthen primary health care to improve the…
We did it! After over a year of emailing and calling and tweeting and persuading and writing and analyzing, congressional leaders finally listened to their constituents, and passed major legislation to help people afford…
El 1 de enero de 2022, entró en vigencia una nueva ley que ayuda a proteger a las personas de cargos inesperados por algunos tipos de atención médica. Esta ley, la Ley Sin Sorpresas,…
On January 1, 2022, a new law went into effect that helps protect people from unexpected charges for some types of medical care. This law, the No Surprises Act, applies to people with health…