Affordability and Value

Hospital Prices are Crushing Americans: It’s Time for Bipartisan Bold Action to Lower Costs

When Families USA and the right-leaning Paragon Institute agree on something, Congress should take notice. Both organizations — with very little else in common — have released major reports this y...

Written Testimony of Sophia Tripoli for House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee Hearing

On June 10, 2026, Families USA Senior Director for Health Policy Sophia Tripoli testified before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health in a hearing, “Lowering Health Care Costs for Al...

Families USA Statement for the Record for the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet Hearing on “Medicines and IP: Balancing Innovation and Access”

Families USA submitted a statement for the record for the June 4 House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet hearing on "Medicines and IP: ...

Families Need Relief from Runaway Prescription Drug Costs: Congress Must End Patent Abuses That Drive Up Prices

Americans are increasingly struggling to manage rising health care expenses and are fearful of what a medical emergency could mean for their finances. Prescription drugs are — as they have been for ...

Advocates Were Right to Sound the Alarm: Congress Cut Over $1 Trillion from Health Care — And States Are Already Paying the Price

When Congress debated and ultimately passed H.R. 1 last year, health advocates warned the results would be deadly. Cutting $1 trillion from the health care system — with the majority of it coming fr...

Big Systems, Bigger Profits: Consumers Are Paying the Price of Corporate Hospital Power

Today Families USA published a new data analysis, "Big Systems, Bigger Profits: Consumers are Paying the Price of Corporate Hospital Power,” that found that just a small number of large corporate he...

Consumers for Fair Hospital Pricing and Allied Organizations Statement for the Record for the Ways and Means Committee Hearing with Health System CEOs

Consumers for Fair Hospital Pricing and allied organizations submitted this statement for the record to the Ways & Means Committee ahead of their April 28 hearing with health system CEOs. The stat...

Families USA Submits Testimony Supporting Illinois Bill to Address High Drug Costs

On April 14, 2026, Families USA submitted written testimony to the Illinois Health Care Availability and Accessibility Committee in support of HB1443/SB66. This proposed legislation would establish a ...

Mind the Gap: Bridging the Oral Health Divide for More Affordable and Accessible Coverage

Our country’s affordability crisis is hurting everyday Americans’ access to health care and health coverage. That is just as true for oral health care as it is for other kinds of medical care. App...

Consumers for Fair Hospital Pricing Statement for the Record for the Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee Hearing on “Lowering Health Care Costs for All Americans: An Examination of the U.S. Provider Landscape”

Ahead of the March 18 House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee hearing on "Lowering Health Care Costs for All Americans: An Examination of the U.S. Provider Landscape," Consumers for Fair Hospita...