2022
Families USA: Abortion is Essential Health Care
Read our statement. Read our Board of Directors' resolution. We will be updating this page on a regular basis, so check back in to hear our latest....
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Changing the world around you- Getting involved in LGBTQ Health with De’Shea Coney
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 wi...
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Consumers First Comment Letter To The Federal Government On The Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule
Consumers First is an alliance that brings together the interests of consumers, employers, labor unions, and primary care working to change the fundamental economic incentives and design of the health...
View MorePutting people first in health care
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 out-of-pocket costs. Th...
View MoreReflections with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services: The Past, Present, and Future
Reflections with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services: The Past, Present, and Future [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6eYA_qv7ZXQ[/embed] Families USA joined Community Catalys...
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Our Health Care System Has Lost Its Way
This is the first resource in Families USA's People First Care initiative. There are two principal financial drivers of unaffordable, inequitable health care and poor health for the American people...
View MoreFamilies USA’s Comments on “Affordability of Coverage for Family Members of Employee” (the so-called “family glitch”)
Families USA commented in support of a proposed federal rule to fix the so-called "family glitch." Under current rules, employer-sponsored coverage is considered affordable to a family based on the em...
View MoreHealth Justice Now Webinar Series Part 6: The Path to Sustainable Financing for Community Health Workers
This is part 6 of the Health Justice Now series. Community Health Workers (CHWs) have a long, rich history of improving health outcomes, particularly within underserved communities. They have been ...
View MoreStakeholders Submit Letter to Democratic Congressional Leadership on Health Coverage Priorities
Families USA, along with a diverse group of co-signers representing a broad coalition of national and state consumer groups, submitted a letter addressed to Democratic congressional leadership that hi...
View MoreHealth Justice Now Webinar Series Part 5: A Conversation with AAPI Health Advocates
This is part 5 of the Health Justice Now series. In recognition of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, Families USA hosted a virtual roundtable inviting AAPI leaders to share...
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