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12.09.2024
American voters overwhelmingly say the economy and rising costs are the top issues that policymakers need to address. There is no better way for Congress to deliver for the American people and small businesses…
Fact Sheet
12.04.2024
All families and people across our nation should have access to the health care they need at a price they can afford. But our health care system is currently designed to rake in the…
Fact Sheet
11.20.2024
The scariest thing about getting medical treatment shouldn’t be the bill, but over the past few decades, big health care corporations have become big businesses, at a big cost to all of us. So,…
Fact Sheet
10.31.2024
Diabetes prevalence in Alabama is an ongoing threat, and Alabamians experience some of the highest rates of diabetes in the country. Unmanaged diabetes can have devastating health consequences, and totals $5.9 billion annually in…
Fact Sheet
09.16.2024
One in four people experience harm from the U.S. health care system, with medical errors and safety events causing over 250,000 deaths each year. These errors are now the third leading cause of preventable…
Fact Sheet
08.14.2024
The rising cost of prescription drugs affects millions of Americans, with nearly 30% of adults forced to ration or skip their medications due to costs. These high drug prices not only force families to…
Fact Sheet
07.24.2024
A new fact sheet by Families USA details America’s rural health care crisis and how big hospitals and health care corporations are making it worse, not better. Families living in rural communities face limited…
Fact Sheet
04.12.2024
Updated April 2026 States play a critical role in reining in prescription drug costs for individuals and families across the country. Enacting legislation that creates a prescription drug affordability board (PDAB) with the ability…
Fact Sheet
11.02.2023
The high and rising cost of prescription drugs in the United States is a significant health and economic problem for families in our country. As federal policymakers continue to address this problem, it is…
Fact Sheet
10.11.2023
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 from…