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For legal and political reasons, the Trump administration has characterized using Medicaid waivers to impose work reporting requirements on Medicaid beneficiaries as experimental, relying on Section 1115 of the Affordable Care Act. Similarly, states…
On August 13, Families USA sent this letter to Capitol Hill offering support for legislation to end “surprise billing,” along with specific recommendations for lawmakers as they consider legislation this fall. Specifically, the letter makes clear our preference…
The Trump administration’s proposed rules on Section 1557 will harm families with limited-English proficiency, adults and children with disabilities, and people subject to many forms of discrimination. The proposed rules will undermine important civil…
The Trump administration final rule on public charge drastically changes the requirements for certain immigrants to enter the United States and/or become permanent residents. Most immigrants who are either entering the U.S. or applying…
Surprise medical bills have been harming families for decades. They occur when families receive out-of-network care due to no fault of their own. Surprise medical bills can amount to hundreds, thousands, or even tens…
The Trump administration announced it will not provide 90/10 federal funding for partial Medicaid expansions. The decision will have an immediate impact in Utah, where state lawmakers adopted a partial expansion in the wake…
In May 2019, Consumers First released its Call to Action which identified six underlying distortions in the health care system that need immediate policy action. Those six focus areas are: Distortions in Prescription Drug Prices Distortions…
Affordable oral health care is necessary for all of us to stay healthy and pain-free. This August recess, use this toolkit help your networks understand that any effort to reform the U.S. health coverage…
This page serves as a hub for Families USA's 2019 Health Care Legislative Wrap-Ups: Click item to go directly to that section. Overall Legislative Summary Wrap-Up Oral Health Legislative Wrap-Up Prescription Drugs Surprise Billing …
This summary outlines significant policies that advanced in 2019 addressing prescription drug prices in states all over the country. Advocates and lawmakers can gain a sense of what has been made possible this legislative session,…