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A new fact sheet by Families USA details America’s rural health care crisis and how big hospitals and health care corporations are making it worse, not better. Families living in rural communities face limited…
Too many people die waiting for kidney transplants while emerging clinical evidence demonstrates that organs previously deemed not fit for transplant could safely be used, therefore dramatically improving patients’ quality of life. To address…
Families USA joined 19 other organizations (including consumer, provider, and employer advocacy groups) in submitting recommendations on the bipartisan Pay PCPs Act. Primary care is a cornerstone of our health care system and is…
On Thursday, July 11, 2024, Families USA Senior Director of Health Policy Sophia Tripoli testified before the Senate Committee on Aging in a hearing titled, Health Care Transparency: Lowering Costs and Empowering Patients.
The Consumers for Fair Hospital Pricing coalition and the Consumers First alliance - organizations representing families, workers, employers, and health care consumers across the United States - called on the Senate Committee on Aging…
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released guidance on how they will implement future rounds of the Medicare drug negotiation process. Families USA submitted comments supporting several aspects of the guidance, as…
Currently, nearly 20 million people across the United States get help paying for their health coverage through premium tax credits (also known as advance premium tax credits, or APTCs), which they can use to…
WASHINGTON - Sophia Tripoli, Senior Director of Health Policy for Families USA, today penned a letter of support to Pennsylvania State House Health Committee leadership about PA HB2344. The legislation would mark a significant…
Today, June 24, 2024, marks the two-year anniversary of the Dobbs decision. Since the fall of Roe v. Wade, our nation’s political landscape has shifted dramatically. We knew that this decision would have a…
Our nation's health care affordability crisis not only harms patients and their families, it is actively hurting workers and small businesses. High and rising hospital prices are a hidden driver of stagnating wages for…