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
“I have to choose every month, do I want to buy groceries, or do I want to see the dentist? That’s just not right.” –Debra Smith Debra Smith lives in Spring Hill, Tennessee. In 2015, she had hip… Read more.
10.25.2021 /
Adina Marx,
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Insights Blog
Families across America are struggling under the burden of soaring prescription drug prices. Almost a third of people across the U.S. have not filled prescription or followed a prescription regimen specifically due to cost.… Read more.
10.19.2021 /
Adina Marx,
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Insights Blog
We’re in a pivotal moment for the health care of millions of people. We always seem to be in a pivotal moment lately, don’t we? The COVID-19 pandemic has changed so much about our… Read more.
10.05.2021 /
Adina Marx,
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Insights Blog
On July 9, 2021, President Joe Biden signed a new executive order to promote competition in the American economy, a wide-ranging order that includes 72 initiatives across more than a dozen federal agencies. Most… Read more.
07.27.2021 /
Sophia Tripoli,
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Insights Blog
by Melissa Burroughs, Colin Reusch Extending comprehensive oral health coverage to all adults enrolled in Medicaid could save at least $273 million in overall health care spending, per new data released this week by… Read more.
07.08.2021 /
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by Frederick Isasi, Executive Director at Families USA, and Elizabeth Mitchell, President, and CEO, Purchasers Business Group on Health The realities of COVID-19 have made health and health care reform front-burner issues for all… Read more.
06.16.2021 /
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As our nation emerges from the COVID-19 crisis, there is no denying that the pandemic has had a devastating effect on the health and economic landscape of the United States. While COVID-19 has affected… Read more.
05.07.2021 /
Lisa Shapiro,
Kelly Murphy,
Natasha Kumar,
Raashmi Krishnasamy,
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Insights Blog
Over the last two years, consumer advocates, community leaders, insurers, providers, community-based organizations, and other key stakeholders in California developed specific policy recommendations to reduce disparities and improve equity by changing the state’s health… Read more.
05.03.2021 /
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NOTE: This blog was originally published in Health Affairs on April 14th, 2021. Both the Biden-Harris administration and the 117th Congress have a possible—and likely time-limited—political opportunity to make substantial federal investments across multiple… Read more.
04.14.2021 /
Sophia Tripoli,
Eliot Fishman,
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Insights Blog
Karen Kali is the Senior Program Manager of Special Initiatives at the National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC). In her role, she focuses on aging in the community, Age-Friendly Banking, healthy communities, and emerging areas… Read more.
04.06.2021 /
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Dr. Joia Crear-Perry, Founder and President of the National Birth Equity Collaborative (NBEC) Dr. Joia Crear-Perry is a family-oriented medical professional who has fought passionately for health equity and the reformation of maternal and… Read more.
01.11.2021 /
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Berneta L. Haynes, JD, is the Senior Director of Policy and Access at Georgia Watch, a leading consumer advocacy organization focused on financial and quality of life issues. An attorney and champion of energy… Read more.
12.01.2020 /
Insights Blog
