Federal grants support much of the health care system and programs that Americans rely on — a new proposed rule from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) threatens to change how that funding… Read more.
July 30 marks 61 years since President Lyndon Johnson signed the law creating the Medicaid and Medicare programs. Medicaid was enacted alongside Medicare to establish a health care safety net and economic security for… Read more.
We have a health care affordability crisis in this country. Americans are being forced to choose between basic needs and paying for health care, including needed medications or doctor’s visits. It doesn’t have to… Read more.
More than 19 million Americans rely on the ACA marketplaces for coverage, and the majority of these individuals qualify for a premium tax credit (PTC) that lowers the cost of their monthly premiums. Enrollment is down in 2026 largely… Read more.
In 2025, Congress enacted the most damaging Medicaid cuts in history and let enhanced premium tax credits (EPTCs) that made health coverage affordable for 22 million Americans expire. The consequences are already visible: states that have approved their FY2027 budgets… Read more.
One year ago, President Trump signed his big budget bill (H.R. 1) that slashed more than $1 trillion in health care to pay for permanent tax cuts to the wealthiest Americans and largest corporations.… Read more.
Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) strengthens state economies, reduces the number of uninsured residents, lowers the risk of medical debt, stabilizes hospitals and providers, and improves families’ financial security. Despite new federal constraints… Read more.
The sweeping health care cuts enacted by Republicans in the 2025 budget reconciliation legislation (H.R. 1) take direct aim at states that expanded Medicaid coverage to low-income adults aged 19–64 under the Affordable Care… Read more.
When Families USA and the right-leaning Paragon Institute agree on something, Congress should take notice. Both organizations — with very little else in common — have released major reports this year reaching the same… Read more.
Pride Month is a celebration — and this year, making time for that joy is more important than ever. The LGBTQ+ community is under sustained attack. Research into our health is being defunded. Medically necessary care is being restricted or… Read more.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its much-anticipated interim final rule with comment period (IFC) on June 1, 2026, providing guidance to states as to how they must implement new burdensome work reporting requirements in… Read more.
People who buy coverage individually through the marketplace will face new hurdles and weaker protections under a final rule issued by the Trump administration, which promotes plans with higher deductibles and cost-sharing, allows plans with no provider… Read more.
When Congress debated and ultimately passed H.R. 1 last year, health advocates warned the results would be deadly. Cutting $1 trillion from the health care system — with the majority of it coming from… Read more.
May 2026 marks the 35th annual official Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month. There is much to celebrate: for generations, Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders have been core to U.S. society, currently comprising… Read more.
As we approach Mother’s Day, we also mark Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week (May 4-8), which brings attention to an issue that is often overlooked or minimized: maternal mental health. The postpartum period brings… Read more.
On Friday, May 1, Nebraska will become the first state to subject Medicaid enrollees to work reporting requirements — eight months before states are required to do so under the Republicans’ 2025 big budget bill (H.R. 1). Work reporting requirements… Read more.
