2025

Advocates Stand Together to Defend Medicaid: Key Takeaways from the E&C Markup

Over 26 hours through the night of May 13 and 14, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce (E&C) held their marathon markup of the GOP budget reconciliation bill, including taking critical votes...

Anthony Wright of Families USA testifying

Families USA’s Executive Director Anthony Wright Responds to Chairman Guthrie’s Medicaid Claims

In a Wall Street Journal Op-Ed published on Mother’s Day, the Republican Chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee described his budget proposal that would terminate Medicaid coverage for mil...

Days of Action Demonstrate the Power of Advocacy to Defend Medicaid and Protect Valuable Health Coverage and Care

On May 6–7, Families USA joined forces with Community Catalyst, the National Health Law Program (NHeLP), and the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), to help coordinate hundreds of organiza...

Families USA Submits Comments to CMS on Arizona’s Section 1115 Waiver Amendment for AHCCCS Works Program

Families USA submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Arizona Section 1115 Waiver Amendment Request pertaining to the proposed Arizona Health Care Cost Containment ...

Families USA Submits Comments to CMS on Arkansas’ ARHOME Medicaid Waiver Amendment

Families USA submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Arkansas’ request to amend its Medicaid Section 1115 Demonstration Project, Arkansas Health and Opportuni...

As Medicaid Popularity Soars, State Legislatures Try to Undermine the Program in Secret

State legislatures across the country are nearing the end of their sessions and lawmakers in some states have stepped up their attacks on Medicaid by passing bills that will make it harder for people ...

100 Days of Harm to Health Coverage and Care

We are 100 days into President Trump’s second term. This administration came in with promises of advancing affordability and providing economic security for working Americans. Early on, President Tr...

Families USA and Public Citizen Lead 37 Organizations Representing Consumers, Patients, Providers, and Unions to Oppose the Ensuring Pathways to Innovative Cures (EPIC) Act of 2025

Families USA and Public Citizen led 37 organizations representing consumers, patients, providers, and unions in sending a clear message to health care committee leadership that the IRA's Medicare Nego...

The Latest Trump Executive Order and the Reality of Prescription Drug Prices: Actions Speak Louder than Words

This week, the White House released another Executive Order, acknowledging the very real need to address high and rising prescription drug prices, and Families USA welcomes the Trump administration’...

Families USA Submits Comments on the Proposed ACA Marketplace Integrity and Affordability Rule

Today, Families USA submitted comments opposing a proposed federal rule that would drive up costs for people in marketplace plans, make it harder for people to enroll in coverage, remove DACA recipien...