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First Do No Harm: Addressing the Patient Safety Crisis
Medical errors account for 251,000 deaths a year in the U.S. and the error rate in the U.S. is higher than in other countries like Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, and the UK. 1 in 4 experienc...
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Oral Health Care’s Equity Conundrum – Essential for All, Out of Reach for Many
Oral health is key to everyone’s overall health and wellness, employment opportunities, economic stability, and social connectedness. But for far too many people, affordable and high-quality dental ...
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Extremists Continue Their Assault on Individual Freedoms and Government Policymaking
On March 26, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on whether mifepristone, one of the safest drugs on the market, will remain available for all Americans to take when and where they need it, inc...
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Cracking the Code on Surprise Medical Bills Pt 1: The No Surprises Act Explained
What Are Surprise Medical Bills? You’re probably asking yourself: what’s the surprise? You go to the doctor, or the ER, or the hospital, or any other medical facility, so you should expect to pay...
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Meeting Consumers Deepest Health Care Needs: A Call for True Payment Reform
Consumers across the United States are grappling with a health care system that is failing to meet their needs. Health care is expensive, inaccessible, and often low-quality, resulting in poorer healt...
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Families USA and 10 undersigned organizations Comment On “Federal Independent Dispute Resolution Operations” Proposed Rule
Families USA and ten undersigned organizations submitted comments to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services on their proposed rule regarding Federal Independent Dispute Resolution Operations. T...
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Open Enrollment avoids closing the door on families who rely on Medicaid coverage
Imagine this scenario: It’s time for your child’s annual checkup. You head to the family doctor you’ve been seeing for the past three years. After you arrive and check-in for your appointmen...
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Letter to President Biden on Implementation of the No Surprises Act
Thirteen leading organizations representing consumers, patients and workers, sent the attached letter to President Biden, supporting his administration's work to successfully implement the No Surprise...
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Statement for the Record, House Committee on Ways and Means hearing on No Surprises Act implementation
Families USA Action submitted this Statement for the Record for the September 19, 2023 House Committee on Ways and Means hearing entitled "Reduced Care for Patients: Fallout from Flawed Implementation...
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Families USA Comment on Short-Term Limited Duration Insurance and Fixed Indemnity Plan Proposed Rules
Families USA commented in support of proposed federal rules to restrict the sale of short-term limited duration insurance to three months, to restrict what "fixed indemnity" plans can be excepted from...
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