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Working America Relies on Medicaid: Congress Must Protect Essential Workers from Devastating Medicaid Cuts

In light of Congressional Republican efforts to pass a budget bill that cuts Medicaid to pay for tax cuts for billionaires and corporations, Families USA conducted an original analysis detailing the s...

Federal Medicaid Cuts Would Force Rural Hospitals to the Brink of Closure

To highlight the impact of looming Congressional Medicaid cuts on hospital finances across the country, and particularly in rural communities, Families USA conducted a new analysis to estimate the pot...

Medicaid Cuts Would Rip Away Health Coverage from Millions of Americans, Disproportionately Harming People of Color

This report, co-authored by UnidosUS and other leading civil rights and health equity organizations, highlights the devastating impact of Medicaid cuts on communities across the United States, particu...

Achieving Transparency, Accountability and Quality in Medicaid Managed Care: A State and Federal Policy Agenda

At a time when policymakers are looking to address health care efficiency and affordability, policymakers and consumers should have an accurate and transparent accounting of how health care entities s...

Understanding the Biggest Threats to the No Surprises Act Achieving Its Full Potential

No one should go bankrupt from receiving health care. Yet 60% of people experiencing bankruptcy in America cite medical expenses as a leading cause. Thanks to the No Surprises Act (NSA) of 2020, more ...

The Weight of High Hospital Prices Is Keeping American Workers Underwater

Every worker in America deserves the opportunity to earn a living wage and have access to high-quality and affordable health care that keeps them and their families healthy. Yet high and rising health...

The Human Impact of Payment Reform

The current predominant model for health care payment and delivery encourages one costly medical procedure after another, often embedded with hidden fees and ultimately failing to actually help patien...

Communities Winning the Fight Against Corporate Hospital Pricing Abuses

To make our health care system affordable and accessible to all who use it, we urgently need policy reforms, including those aimed at reining in corporate hospital pricing abuses. Many hospital chains...

Investing in our Moms: Three Ways State Medicaid Programs Can Improve Maternal Health

The United States is in the midst of a maternal health crisis. Women are dying at rates the U.S. has not experienced since the 1960s. Maternal mortality rates increased by nearly 38% year-over-year fr...

Health Equity Task Force: 2023 Federal Priorities

The Families USA Health Equity Task Force for Delivery and Payment Reform (Health Equity Task Force) brings together the leading organizations on the federal and state level working to ensure that eff...