Coverage

Why the Supreme Court Should Uphold the Affordable Care Act’s Protections

I am haunted by the memory of an uninsured woman who had advanced uterine cancer. Though a free clinic referred her to a hospital, the hospital refused to treat her, saying it would operate only when ...

Families USA and Partners Urge Congress to Include Comprehensive Coverage in COVID Relief

On October 1, Families USA partnered with organizations representing consumers, labor, health plans, providers, equity advocates, and other stakeholders to send a letter to Congressional leaders and t...

Wyoming Must Expand Medicaid Now to Protect Its Workers

In Wyoming, tens of thousands of working people are losing their jobs and their job-based health insurance as the country grapples with a massive public health crisis. Because Wyoming has not expanded...

The State of Rural Health

Families across America are facing an uncertain future, with concerns about health care front and center. Anxieties fueled by the pandemic are driving conversations about the quality of health care, a...

Mississippi Must Expand Medicaid Now to Protect Its Workers

In Mississippi, tens of thousands of working people are losing their jobs and their job-based health insurance as the country grapples with a massive public health crisis. Because Mississippi has not ...

Modernizing Public Benefit Eligibility During the Coronavirus Pandemic: Long-Term Lessons and Short-Term Recommendations

The novel coronavirus has triggering the worst public health emergency in a century and the deepest economic collapse since the 1930s. Millions of middle-class families in America are thus seeking pub...

Webinar: Affordable Medicines are Still Elusive: America’s Families Want Fair Prices

Even before the pandemic, too many families were struggling to make ends meet and making difficult trade-offs between paying for basic needs and unaffordable medicines. These life-altering trade-off...

Meeting this Moment: Preparing to Seize a New Opportunity for Health Care Reform

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the health and economic security of every person in our nation, providing us with a new understanding of health. Among many important lessons, COVID-19 has made clea...

Joint Letter of Support for the Helping Medicaid Offer Maternity Services (MOMS) Act of 2019

The Helping Medicaid Offer Maternity Services (MOMS) Act of 2019, introduced by Rep. Robin Kelly, chair of the Congressional Black Caucus Health Braintrust, and co-led by Representatives Michael Burge...

Key Protections for America’s Families Are at Risk: The Rushed Supreme Court Confirmation Is an Attack on Our Nation’s Health

Following the recent death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the rush to confirm President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee puts our nation’s health at grave risk. In the midst of the greatest public h...