Newsroom: Families USA in the News
Press, television, and radio coverage featuring Families USA publications, statements, and events.
Times of Trenton, NJ
Opinion: Expanding N.J. Medicaid Program Is the Right Thing to Do, March 7, 2013, by Ron Pollack
The Record, Woodland Park, NJ
Medicaid Expansion Is Good for New Jersey, March 7, 2013
The Cincinnati Enquirer
Study Backs Medicaid Expansion, March 7, 2013, by Lisa Bernard Kuhn
The Birmingham News, AL
Medicaid Expansion Could Bring 12,000 Jobs to Alabama, New Study Says, March 6, 2013, by Alex Walsh
MetroWest Daily News, Framingham, MA
Sannicandro: Sequestration Hurt Research, Economy, March 5, 2013, by Rep. Tom Sannicandro
Political News
Durbin: Sequester Poses Imminent Threat to Bio-Medical Research in Illinois, March 5, 2013, by Patricia Williams
Gambit, New Orleans, LA
Quotes of the Week: Mary vs. Bobby Edition, March 5, 2013
The Park Record, Park City, UT
Obamacare's Medicaid Expansion Supported by Summit County Council, March 5, 2013, by Caroline Kingsley
Capitol Ideas
Blog: Corbett’s Medicaid Mire Campaign Fodder? March 4, 2013, by Steve Esack
Associated Press
Obama Outside Groups Forming Influence Network, March 4, 2013, by Josh Lederman and Ken Thomas
The Pocono Record, Stroudsburg, PA
GOP Governors Know a Good Deal When They See One, March 4, 2013, by Robyn Blumner
Chicago Sun Times, IL
What’s Changed, What’s Coming and How Obamacare Affects You, March 3, 2013, by Monifa Thomas
The Charleston, Gazette, WV
Rick Wilson: Expand Medicaid, March 2, 2013, by Rick Wilson
Times Picayune, New Orleans, LA
Editorial: What’s Best for Louisianians, March 1, 2013
Politico
Friends and Foes Expect Obamacare Rollout amid Sequestration, March 1, 2013, by Brett Norman
New Jersey Business Journal
Medicaid Expansion Could Create 14,500 Jobs in N.J., According to Report, February 28, 2013, by Mary Ann Bourbeau
WGAL-TV, Harrisburg, PA
News 8 at 5:30pm, February 27, 2013
The News Star, Monroe, LA
Landrieu, Jindal Spar over Medicaid, February 27, 2013, by Deborah Barfield Berry
The Courier, Terrebonne Parish, LA
State Leaders Clash over Medicaid, February 27, 2013, by Nikki Buskey
U.S. Official News
U.S. Senate: FACT CHECK: Setting Straight Gov. Jindal's False and Fictitious Medicaid Expansion Claims, February 27, 2013
The Greater Baton Rouge Business Report, LA
Report: Louisiana Would Benefit from Participating in Medicaid Expansion, February 26, 2013
The Charleston Gazette, Charleston, WV
Study: Medicaid Expansion Would Lead to More than 6,000 Jobs, February 26, 2013, by Lori Kersey
Politico
Chris Christie to Take Obamacare Medicaid Expansion, February 26, 2013, by Kyle Cheney
USA Today
Christie Adds New Jersey to the Medicaid Expansion List, February 26, 2013
The Times-Picayune, New Orleans, LA
Sen. Landrieu Blasts Gov. Jindal, Says He's Spurning Federal Aid to Further Ambitions, February 26, 2013, by Laura Maggi
Associated Press
Groups Says Expanded Medicaid Will Add W.Va. Jobs, February 26, 2013 by Lawrence Messina
Clarion-Ledger, Jackson, MS
Lynn Evans: Fla. Governor Changes Mind on Medicaid Expansion; If Only Mississippi's Would, Too, February 24, 2013, by Lynn Evans
Palm Beach Post, FL
Medicaid Expansion Affects Everyone, February 24, 2013, by John Kennedy
Patriot News, Harrisburg, PA
Confounded by Corbett's Lack of Medicaid Expansion, February 24, 2013, by John Micek
Philadelphia Inquirer, PA
Report Suggests Expanding Medicaid Would Bring 41,200 New Jobs to Pennsylvania in 2016, February 23, 2013, by Jane M. Von Bergen
Florida Pubic Radio (WFSU-FM), Tallahassee, FL
Healthcare Group Pushing for More Medicaid Money to Treat Renal Failure, February 23, 2013, by Lynn Hatter
Milwaukee Courier, WI
Community Leaders Speak Out Against Walker's Plan to Reject $12 Billion, February 23, 2013, by Cassandra Lans
Huffington Post
Tammy Baldwin: Scott Walker 'Driven by Politics' in Rejecting Medicaid Expansion, February 22, 2013, by Amanda Terkel
Huffington Post
As Company Wellness Programs Grow, Effectiveness of Financial Incentives Debated, February 22, 2013, by Katherine Bindley
Central Penn Business Journal, Harrisburg, PA
Report: Expanding Medicaid in Pa. Would Support 41,200 New Jobs in 2016, February 21, 2013, by Heather Stauffer
Patriot News, Mechanicsburg, PA
Advocates Argue Medicaid Expansion Will Be Huge Job Creator in Pennsylvania, February 21, 2013, by David Wenner
Naples Daily News, FL
Expanding Medicaid Program in Florida 'Hallelujah Moment,' Executive Says, February 21, 2013, by Liz Freeman
Orlando Sentinel, FL
Advocacy Groups Tout the Benefits of Medicaid Expansion, February 20, 2013, by William Gibson
South Florida Sun Sentinel, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Florida Gov. Rick Scott Proposes Expansion of Medicaid to Add 1 Million Uninsured, February 20, 2013, by Kathleen Hughes and William E. Gibson
Green Bay Press Gazette, WI
Walker's Plan to Reject Health Care Aid Sparks Rally, February 20, 2013, by Paul Srubas
Palm Beach Post, FL
Blog: Medicaid Expansion Would Bring Jobs and Money, Advocates Say, February 20, 2013, by John Kennedy
National Public Radio
In Reversal, Florida Gov. Scott Agrees to Expansion, February 20, 2013, by Julie Rovner
The Delaware County Daily Times, PA
EDITORIAL: Expanding Medicaid in Corbett’s Best Interest, February 20, 2013
USA Today
Florida Governor Scott Opts to Expand Medicaid, February 20, 2013, by Kelly Kennedy
South Florida Business Journal, FL
Medicaid Expansion Would Create 71,300 Florida Jobs, Families USA Says, February 20, 2013, by Brian Bandell
Orlando Business Journal, FL
Florida Medicaid Expansion Would Add 71,300 New Jobs by 2016: Report, February 20, 2013, by Abraham Aboraya
Health News Florida, FL
If FL Says No to Medicaid $, It's 'Fiscal Malpractice': Families USA, February 20, 2013, by Carol Gentry
Fond du Lac Reporter, WI
Walker’s Plan to Reject Health Care Aid Sparks Rally, February 20, 2013, by Paul Srubas
Express Milwaukee, WI
Walker’s Lose-Lose Medicaid Decision, February 19, 2013, by Lisa Kaiser
Salt Lake City Weekly, UT
Blog: Voices of Struggle and Frustration Plead for Medicaid Expansion, February 19, 2013, by Eric Peterson
American Medical News
Medicaid-Eligible but Not Enrolled? ACA a Likely Stimulus, February 18, 2013, by Jennifer Lubell
The Salt Lake Tribune, UT
Utah Hospitals Absorb $698 Million in Unpaid Hospital Bills, February 18, 2013, by Kirsten Stewart
Wall Street Journal
Should Employees Get Insurance Discounts for Completing Wellness Programs? February 18, 2013, by Michael P. O’Donnell and Lydia Mitts
AP Planner
Families USA/PHAN Report on Pennsylvania’s Economy and Medicaid Expansion, February 18, 2013
Columbia Missourian
Missouri House Democrats File Bill to Expand Medicaid Coverage, February 18, 2013, by Fedor Zarkin
Bloomberg
Medicare Drug Costs to Be Reduced for Seniors, U.S. Says, February 16, 2013, by Alex Wayne
WOFL-TV, Orlando, FL
Milestone Reached in Creating State Marketplace for Health Insurance, February 15, 2013, by Jon Brent
Superior Telegram, WI
Gov. Walker Plans to Boost Participation in Federal Exchanges, Nixes Medicaid Expansion, February 14, 2013, by Shamane Mills
Communities Creating Opportunity
Medicaid Expansion – A Moral Imperative, February 14, 2013, by The Rev. Dr. John H. Bennett
WXXM-FM, Madison, WI
The People’s Mic: Ron Pollack from Families USA on Wisconsin’s Medicaid Expansion, and Ron Pollack from Families USA on Medicaid, February 14, 2013, by Doug Cunningham
Inside CMS
Wellness Program Regs Draw Ire or House Dems, Employers, February 14, 2013, by Rachana Dixit
Politico
Scott Walker Picks Obamacare over Medicaid, February 14, 2013, by Kyle Cheny
Wisconsin State Journal
Blog: Walker Rejects Medicaid Expansion, Proposes Alternate Plan to Uninsured, February 13, 2013, by Mary Spicuzza
Utah Policy
Report: Utah’s Economy Will Benefit from Expanding Medicaid, February 13, 2013
Workers Independent News
Wisconsin Expanding Medicaid Could Cover More than 274,000 Lacking Insurance, February 13, 2013, by Doug Cunningham
The Wall Street Journal
States Gear Up to Pitch Health Plans, February 12, 2013, by Louis Radnofsky and Jennifer Corbett Dooren
Inside Health Reform
CBPP’S Greenstein Citing Challenges for Deficit Deal, Says Part D Rebates Can’t Pass, February 6, 2013
Inside Health Reform
Sperling Says Medicaid Off Table for Budget Talks but Warns of Greater Medicare Cuts, February 6, 2013
Boston Globe
Blog: The Medicaid Silver Lining Playbook, February 5, 2013, by John McDonough
Health Policy Solutions
Blog: Opinion: Medicaid Expansion an Investment in Colorado's Future, February 5, 2013, by Matt Valeta
Journal Sentinal PolitiFact
Blog: Sen. Tammy Baldwin Says before Obamacare, 17 Million Kids with Health Conditions Were ‘Uninsurable’, February 11, 2013
Nonprofit Quarterly
Nonprofit Health Mergers in Best Interests of Public? A Montana Case Study, February 11, 2013, by Rick Cohen
Washington Post
Health Law Finds New Allies in GOP, February 9, 2013, by Sarah Kliff
Modern Health Care
Addressing Healthcare, February 9, 2013, by Rich Daly
MSNBC
Blog: And Then There Were Six, February 8, 2013, by Steve Benen
The NY Times: The Caucus
Blog: With No Confirmed Medicare Chief for 6 Years, Obama Tries Again, February 8, 2013, by Robert Pear
Digital Journal
Listen Now! Implementation of the Affordable Care Act Discussed on 'Inside Government', February 8, 2013
American Medical News
White House to Safeguard Medicaid in Budget Talks, February 8, 2013, by Jennifer Lubell
Modern Health Care
Tavenner Nomination Could Face Resistance from ACA Foes, February 7, 2013, by Rich Daly
Bloomberg
Republican Governors Finding Sense in Medicaid Expansion, February 7, 2013, by Alex Wayne
CQ Health Beat
Insurers Tout Transition on Age Bands to Ease Rate Shock, January 7, 2013, by Jane Norman
Washington Post
Blog: Republican Governors Embrace Part of Health-Care Law, February 7, 2013, by Sarah Kliff
Neighborhood Effects
Blog: Distinguishing between Medicaid Expenditures and Health Outcomes, February 7, 2013, by Emily Washington
News Max
Republican Governors Finding Fiscal Sense in Medicaid Expansion, February 7, 2013
Kaiser Health News
Blog, Grassley Calls for Senate Consideration of Tavenner’s Nomination, February 7, 2013, by Mary Agnes Carey
Inside CMS
Left-Leaning CBPP’s Greenstein Says Part D Rebates Can’t Pass, February 7, 2013, by Rachana Dixit
Inside CMS
TN, HI Opt Out of Duals Demonstration, 23 States Still Pursuing Initiative, February 7, 2013, by Amy Lotven
Altoona Mirror, PA
Doctor: Medicaid Takes Away Dignity, February 7, 2013, by William Kibler
Inside CMS
Pennsylvania Governor Still Reviewing Medicaid Expansion, Budget Says February 7, 2013, by Michelle M. Stein and Rachana Dixit
Employee Benefit News
Two Midwest Senators Endorse Universal Health Care, February 6, 2013, by Tristan Lejeune
Hartford Courant, CT
Michigan Republican Governor Snyder Backs Medicaid Expansion, February 6, 2013, by Mary Wisniewski
The Hill
Overnight Health: Another GOP Governor Accepts Medicaid Expansion, February 6, 2013, by Sam Baker
Washington Post
For Insurance Exchanges, States Need ‘Navigators’, February 5, 2013, by N.C. Aizenman
Reuters
Ohio Governor Kasich Backs Medicaid Expansion in Proposed Budget, February 4, 2013, by Kim Palmer
States News Service
Ohio Governor to Expand State’s Medicaid Program, Helping to Break the Logjam Among Republican Governors, February 4, 2013
Senior Housing News
White House: Medicaid Cuts Would Be ‘Devastating,’ Aren’t on the Table, February 4, 2013, by Alyssa Gerace
The Hill
Ohio Gov. Kasich Backs Obama Healthcare Law's Medicaid Expansion, February 4, 2013, by Elise Viebeck
McKnight’s Long-Term Care News & Assisted Living
White House Will Not Touch Medicaid in Proposal Budget, February 4, 2013, by Tim Mullaney
The Washington Times
Health Reform in Campaign Mode; Donors Fund Effort to Get Young Insured, February 4, 2013, by Susan Crabtree
Washington Post
Letter to the Editor: What Expanding Medicaid Will Do, February 4, 2013, by Ron Pollack
Nebraska Radio Network
Health Care Activists Gather in DC Focusing on Uninsured, February 1, 2013, by Matt Kelley
Kaiser Health News
Sperling: Obama 2013 Budget Won’t Cut Medicaid, February 1, 2013
Politico
Secret Donors Back New Obamacare Push, February 1, 2013, by Kenneth P. Vogel and Jennifer Haberkorn
FirstStatePolitics
Blog: Obama Aide, Nodding to Governors, Rules Out Medicaid Cuts, January 31, 2013, by Jonathan Starkey
Huffington Post
Blog: Medicaid Cuts Ruled Out, Obama Aide Says, January 31, 2013, by Jeffrey Young
Manitowoc Herald Times, WI
Baldwin Pushes Expansion of Medicaid under New Health Care Law, January 31, 2013, by Larry Bivins
The Hill
HHS: ‘We Will Be Ready’ with Federal Exchange, Jnuary 31, 2013, by Sam Baker
The Hill
HHS Says It Ditched ‘Exchanges’ Because Word Doesn’t Translate into Spanish, January 31, 2013, by Elise Viebeck
The Hill
Whitehouse Adviser: Obama Willing to Cut Medicare, but Not Medicaid, January 31, 2013, by Sam Baker
The Hill
Overnight Health: White House Vow on Medicaid Wins Praise, January 31, 2013, by Elise Viebeck
Federal News Service
Families USA – Conference, January 31, 2013
The Northwestern, Oshkosh, WI
Baldwin Pushes Expansion of Medicaid under New Law, January 30, 2013
Finance Loans
Out of Medicare, January 30, 2013
Tribune Washington Bureau
Medicaid's Political Clout on the Rise \ Obama Banks on Expansion as Part of Health Care Law, January 30, 2013, by Noam N. Levey
PlanAction.org
Blog: Briefing, January 29, 2013
Detroit Free Press
Michigan Should Opt into Medicaid Expansion, January 28, 2013, by Mary Ellen Howard
Washington Business Journal
'Sleeper' Issue Faces Health Exchange, January 25, 2013, By Ben Fischer
Palisadeindustries.com
5200 Alaskans Lost Health Coverage in 2009 Due to an Increase in Unemployment, January 24, 2013
Health Beat
Blog, Under the ACA, Will YOUR Insurance Premiums Rise or Fall? January 23, 2013, by Maggie Mahar
Modern Healthcare
Nelson Takes NAIC, PR Post, January 22, 2013, by Rich Daly
The Washington Post
Blog, For Obamacare, Four More (Uncertain) Years, January 21, 2013, by Sarah Kliff
The Washington Post
Nominee to lead Treasury Values Social Safety Net, January 21, 2013, by Zachary A. Goldfarb
Newsday
Your Finance: Preparing for Affordable Care Act, January 20, 2013, by Linda Stern
Huffington Post
Obamacare 2013: Obama’s Legacy Tied to Health Care Reform that Bears His Name, January 19, 2013, by Jeffery Young
Conservative Education Station
Blog, Why Should the Federal Government Invest in Basic Research? January 18, 2013
AP Planner
Families USA Annual Health Action Conference, January, 17, 2013
Inside CMS
Enroll America Unveils Campaign to Get People Health Coverage, January 17, 2013, by Rachana Dixit
News Politics Blog
Blog, Obama Health Reform Drive Gets Diverse Backing, January 17, 2013
Reuters, Washington, D.C.
Opinion: Countdown to Healthcare Reform, January 16, 2013, by Linda Stern
Williamsport Sun-Gazette, Washington, D.C.
Closing the Medicare Doughnut Hole, January 16, 2013, by Ron Pollack
Affordable Health Insurance
Blog, What Is Enroll America?, January 16, 2013
USA Today
New Website Part of Push for Uninsured to Get Coverage, January 16, 2013, by Kelly Kennedy
Charting Your Financial Future with Mari Adam
Blog, Health Care Costs: How Does Your Plan Compare? January 15, 2013, by Mari Adam
The Hill
Healthwatch Blog, Major Enrollment Push Planned for Obama Health Law, January 15, 2013 by Sam Baker
Government Executive Magazine
HHS Responds Slowly to GOP Demands for Obamacare Documents, January 14, 2013, by Charles S. Clark
Washington Post
Wonkblog: Meet Anne Filipic, the Woman Tasked with Selling Obamacare, January 15, 2013, by Sarah Kliff
The Hill
Healthwatch Blog, Colleagues Say Sen. Rockefeller Will Be Missed on Healthcare Issues, January 13, 2013, by Sam Baker
Tampa Bay Times, Tampa Bay, FL
Editorial: Medicaid Expansion a Bargain, January 12, 2013
The Hill
Healthwatch Blog: Medicaid Advocates 'Thrilled' with Lew's Treasury Nomination, Jan. 11, 2013, by Sam Baker
The Tennessean, Nashville, TN
Opinion: Health Law’s Success Hinges on Enrollment, January 9, 2013, by Richard Cowart
Medicare-News.com, Santa Monica, CA
Closing the Medicare Part D Doughnut Hole: the End Is in Sight, January 8, 2013, Senior Column
All About Health
More than 1 in 5 Non-Elderly Americans Diagnosed with Pre-Existing Health Problem, January 8, 2013
