Nicki Pogue is a healthy person with good health insurance. She even ran a high-altitude race to celebrate her 50th birthday. When Nicki felt ill shortly after she did what any of us in… Read more.
12.19.2022 /
Lisa Holland,
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Insights Blog
South Dakotans proved that they love their neighbors on November 8, voting yes to pass Amendment D, allowing more of their family, friends and coworkers access to health care through Medicaid. Public awareness campaigns… Read more.
11.15.2022 /
Lisa Holland,
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Insights Blog
When people need to see a doctor, the only thing on their minds should be getting the help they need, not worrying about how much a trip to the hospital might cost. Hospital pricing… Read more.
09.29.2022 /
Adina Marx,
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Insights Blog
We did it! After over a year of emailing and calling and tweeting and persuading and writing and analyzing, congressional leaders finally listened to their constituents, and passed major legislation to help people afford… Read more.
08.18.2022 /
Adina Marx,
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Insights Blog
You’ve worked your entire life — raising a family, paying taxes, doing all the things you were supposed to do. Now you’re retired and getting Medicare benefits that you spent decades paying into. But… Read more.
07.14.2022 /
Adina Marx,
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Insights Blog
To honor Pride Month, we sat down with De’Shea Coney, who works directly with the LGBTQ community in North Carolina on their unique and shared health needs, like finding medical professionals who will take… Read more.
06.27.2022 /
Adina Marx,
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Insights Blog
A person goes to the doctor. She’s been having back pain for a few weeks, but put off seeking care because she has a high deductible and needs her next paycheck to help cover… Read more.
06.14.2022 /
Adina Marx,
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Insights Blog
On April 6, millions of people checked a push notification on their phone and let out a huge sigh of relief: the student loan pause was just extended until August. For some, that meant… Read more.
05.10.2022 /
Adina Marx,
Garrett Hall,
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Insights Blog
Dr. Twylla Dillion is the executive director of HealthConnect One, a Chicago-based organization that helps new and expectant mothers and birthing people get connected to their community for support from their peers, including community-based… Read more.
04.20.2022 /
Adina Marx,
Twylla Dillion,
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Insights Blog
Stories about hospital mergers are filling newspaper front pages across the country. But what does this consolidation of power mean for people who show up at the ER in the scariest moment of their… Read more.
04.05.2022 /
Adina Marx,
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Insights Blog
Kevin Han is the Strategic Partnerships Associate at Families USA, where he strengthens Families USA’s relationships with partner organizations. Before joining Families USA, he worked as a health navigator for Hamkae Center (formerly NAKASEC… Read more.
03.23.2022 /
Adina Marx,
Kevin Han,
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Insights Blog
Who can believe it has been two years since the COVID-19 pandemic shut down what we all once knew as everyday life in this country? COVID-19 created a whirlwind of uncertainty, filled with unfortunate… Read more.
03.11.2022 /
Adina Marx,
Audrey Richardson,
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Insights Blog
What is the first thing that comes to mind when someone talks about health? Your mind might go to your aching knee or your sister mentioning struggling with depression, or pictures a doctor’s office,… Read more.
02.15.2022 /
Adina Marx,
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Insights Blog
Advocates in the fight for health care justice – the ability of everyone to live their healthiest life – have hit the ground running in 2022. Families USA Executive Director Frederick Isasi, put words… Read more.
02.08.2022 /
Adina Marx,
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Insights Blog
Mask mandates, postponed football and basketball games, and restaurants closing their dining rooms. Like the horror movie villain who just don’t die, COVID-19 cases are surging for a second consecutive winter and we’ve seen… Read more.
12.20.2021 /
Rebecca Gordon,
Kelly Murphy,
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Insights Blog
Frederick Isasi is the executive director of Families USA and a trusted leader on how we can make sure we get the best possible care and that everyone can be healthy, regardless of the… Read more.
11.09.2021 /
Adina Marx,
Frederick Isasi,
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Insights Blog
