Coverage

Marketplace Final Rule Sets Major Hurdles to Coverage

The Trump administration finalized a dangerous rule that will make it much harder for people to enroll in ACA marketplace plans and will raise the price of ACA coverage. HHS estimates that over 1.8 mi...

Working America Relies on Medicaid: Congress Must Protect Essential Workers from Devastating Medicaid Cuts

In light of Congressional Republican efforts to pass a budget bill that cuts Medicaid to pay for tax cuts for billionaires and corporations, Families USA conducted an original analysis detailing the s...

Federal Medicaid Cuts Would Force Rural Hospitals to the Brink of Closure

To highlight the impact of looming Congressional Medicaid cuts on hospital finances across the country, and particularly in rural communities, Families USA conducted a new analysis to estimate the pot...

Congress’ Provider Tax Proposals Would Be A Huge Blow to State Budgets

Proposals in the House-passed and Senate-proposed budget bills to freeze and/or cut health care provider taxes put all state Medicaid budgets in an extremely precarious position. What’s more, these ...

Harmful Impacts of Proposed House and Senate Budget Bills: What Is at Stake for the 10 States That Have Not Yet Expanded Medicaid

The House budget bill passed by congressional Republicans would cut $1.1 trillion from health care, resulting in 16 million Americans losing coverage and affecting health systems across all 50 states....

Details of Provisions Related to Medicare, Medicaid & the Affordable Care Act

The House Budget Bill passed by Congressional Republicans would cause 16 million Americans to lose health care coverage, drive-up health care costs for consumers and states, and force cuts to hospital...

Harmful Impacts of Proposed Congressional Budget Bill on Medicaid, Affordable Care Act, and Medicare

What They Are Saying: HHS “Marketplace Integrity” Rule

Earlier this year, Families USA submitted comments on CMS' proposed Marketplace Integrity Rule. The rule would drive up costs for people in marketplace plans, make it harder for people to enroll in co...

Families USA Submits Comments On Georgia Section 1115 Demonstration Waiver Extension Request

Families USA submitted comments strongly urging the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to reject the Georgia Pathways demonstration waiver extension and all future attempts from states...

Families USA Submits Comments On Missouri 1115 Waiver Extension Application; Former Foster Care Youth

Families USA submitted comments in support of Missouri’s waiver to extend Medicaid coverage to youth reside in the state but were formerly in foster care in other states — an essential bridge corr...