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Congress’ August recess is a critical time for advocacy and that’s particularly true this year. Members of Congress are in the midst of crafting legislation aimed at addressing the wide-spread impacts of the pandemic,…
Community-based organizations (CBOs) have long played a key role in advancing equity and supporting the health of moms and babies. CBOs address critical gaps and unmet maternal and child health needs in communities of…
On July 9, 2021, President Joe Biden signed a new executive order to promote competition in the American economy, a wide-ranging order that includes 72 initiatives across more than a dozen federal agencies. Most…
by Cheryl Fish-Parcham, Families USA; Elisabeth Ryden Benjamin, Community Service Society of New York/Community Health Advocates Among consumers across the country, there is a tremendous need for assistance with health insurance and health care…
Congress is on the precipice of making historic reforms to lower the price of prescription drugs this year. For consumers and families to have meaningful relief from unaffordable drugs, Congress must adopt the key…
On behalf of the Medicare Oral Health Coalition – which includes leading organizations representing oral health, health care consumers, older adults, people with disabilities, patients, providers, industry, social service, and others – this letter…
Updated: 7/19/21 These factsheets will help you make the case that it’s time for Congress to ensure that people who rely on Medicare for health insurance can afford oral health care. Medicare does not…
Now is the critical moment to end high drug prices and costs for all of America’s families. All signs are showing that Congress and the White House are ready to take meaningful action on…
Families USA, the AFL-CIO, AFSCME, and Purchaser Business Group on Health led a letter signed by key stakeholders representing labor, consumers, employers, and others to Senate and House leadership on July 13 urging them…
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…