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Advocacy Guide
04.01.2021
Under the newly enacted American Rescue Plan, states can receive increased Medicaid funding from the federal government from April 1, 2021, through March 31, 2022, to “enhance, expand, or strengthen” home- and community-based services…
Advocacy GuideSocial Toolkit
03.31.2021
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…
Comment
02.16.2021
This letter, sent by a broad range of stakeholders concerned about health coverage, supports the American Rescue Act proposed by the 117th Congress. This legislation recognizes the immediate opportunity to further COVID-19 relief and…
Advocacy GuidePolicy Agenda
02.11.2021
The 117th U.S. Congress is convening at a pivotal moment in the history of our nation. We face a significant set of challenges, but also a momentous opportunity to greatly improve the lives of…
Advocacy GuidePolicy Agenda
01.19.2021
In the new presidential term and the 117th Congress, it is imperative that we have bold, innovative leadership to steer us through one of the biggest health and economic crises in generations and embrace…
Issue Brief
12.21.2020
In light of the stark disparities in COVID-19 illnesses and deaths among Black, Indigenous, Latinx, and other people of color, decision-makers must prioritize policy solutions that measurably improve health equity. Payment and delivery reform…
SlideshowWebinar
12.18.2020
On Thursday, December 17, for Families USA hosted our webinar, United for Health: An Advocate’s Guide to Messaging with Shared Values. In this session, we released our new messaging guide, United for Health, which…
Comment
12.17.2020
On December 15, 2020, members of the Health Equity Task Force for Delivery and Payment Transformation, a Families USA coalition of national and state health equity leaders, submitted a letter to the Biden-Harris COVID-19…
Report
12.15.2020
If we want to break through the political noise and make real, lasting change, it’s time to talk about health and health care differently. This guide is a science-based messaging tool for advocates, policymakers,…
Advocacy GuideIssue Brief
12.14.2020
Despite notable disparities in health status and access to high-quality health care in communities of color and other minority populations, the United States health care system has not prioritized achieving health equity. Health care…