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
“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 /
Insights Blog
