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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,…
Comprehensive oral health coverage allows us all to have better oral health, better overall health, and improved quality of life. Yet oral health coverage and care remain out of reach for millions of people…
On Tuesday, July 23, 2019, the Senate Finance Committee announced the Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019, groundbreaking bipartisan legislation to improve the lives of millions of families in our country. Families USA’s…
Asthma remains one of the most pressing, costly, and persistent public health problems. It affects more than 26 million people in the United States, including over 6 million children. In-home interventions and other community-based…
Families USA, together with National Partnership for Women and Families, National Women’s Law Center, National Employment Law Project, National Health Law Program, United Hospital Fund, and Public Citizen, joined an amici brief in the case State of NY v. US Department…
All children deserve the opportunity to achieve their full potential, but children of color and other marginalized groups are impacted by deeply entrenched structural and systemic economic, racial, and ethnic inequities that increase exposure…
As a nation, it is critical to our collective future that we ensure that all children have the opportunity to achieve their full potential. Yet early adversity, toxic stress, and trauma are erecting lifelong…