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The COVID-19 Pandemic and Resulting Economic Crash Have Caused the Greatest Health Insurance Losses in American History
Less than six months after the first COVID-19 diagnosis in America, the virus had taken a terrible toll. More than 125,000 U.S. residents had died of the disease, exceeding total American casualties in 9/11…
Note: Updated 07/17/2020 Because of job losses between February and May of this year, 5.4 million laid-off workers became uninsured. These recent increases in the number of uninsured adults are 39% higher than any…
Based on current research, children are less likely than adults to contract COVID-19 or to have significant health consequences because of a COVID-19 infection. However, children have been impacted by the pandemic with consequences…
Consumers First on the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule
Consumers First is an alliance that brings together the interests of consumers, children, employers, labor unions, and primary care working to change the fundamental economic incentives and design of the health care system. Our…
Families USA is proud to join our partners in the Medicare Oral Health Coalition in the following statement encouraging the Presidential Platform Committees to prioritize Medicare oral health coverage in each party's vision for…
Public conversations surrounding COVID-19 health outcomes in Black and Latino communities must address the role of structural racism, including how community trauma, neighborhood disinvestment, and environmental toxins can cause or further exacerbate those conditions,…
Medicaid Expansion Can Help Missouri Combat the COVID-19 Crisis
Note: Be sure to click on the links to see Missourians explain why the state needs to expand Medicaid. Medicaid Expansion Can Help Missouri Combat the COVID-19 Crisis Medicaid expansion has never been more…