Blog

1. Choosing Wisely- Right Care, Right Patient, and Right Time

   Posted May 15, 2012 at 3:33pm by Cate Hulme

   Not a week goes by without another report reminding us that the United States spends more on health care than any other country in the world, yet has worse health outcomes than most.

2. Packard Releases New Report on Impact of Children's Health Care Advocacy

   Posted May 15, 2012 at 1:22pm

   Those of you who are regular Say Ahhh! readers know that more children have health insurance coverage today than at any point in the nation's history.

3. Do These Cuts Reflect Your Priorities?

   Posted May 9, 2012 at 1:04pm by Ben D'Avanzo

   The House is expected to vote today on a Republican proposal to slash health care spending for low-income and middle-class families. Unfortunately, cutting services for America's families is becoming a familiar refrain of House Republicans.

4. Counting the Cost: Women's Health Without Obamacare

   Posted May 7, 2012 at 4:31pm by Sarah Bagge

   As we await the Supreme Court's ruling on the Affordable Care Act coming in June, Families USA and other organizations are tallying up the benefits the law has provided so far-and the potential costs if the law is overturned.

5. The Affordable Care Act gives you health care or your money back!

   Posted May 3, 2012 at 11:49am by Cate Hulme

   The Kaiser Family Foundation estimates that, thanks to the Affordable Care Act, health insurance companies will send $1.3 billion dollars in rebates to consumers and small and large businesses this August.

6. GOP Would Have Us Choose: Student Aid or Health Care for Families

   Posted May 2, 2012 at 11:03am by Sarah Bagge

   What do the national smoking cessation hotline, fresh vegetables for low-income urban neighborhoods, vaccinations for kids without insurance, and new residency positions for badly needed primary care physicians have in common?

7. House Republicans Continue to Target Health Care for Cuts

   Posted April 30, 2012 at 2:56pm by Ben D'Avanzo

   Sadly, Republicans continue to use the federal deficit as an excuse to gut the nation's health care safety net. Now, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce is continuing this budget battle by targeting several key parts of the Affordable Care Act.

8. What's Missing from the Court Coverage and What to Do about It

   Posted April 27, 2012 at 3:18pm by Marc Steinberg

   There's been no shortage of analysis about the Supreme Court arguments on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act. A lot of it has focused on the politics and tea-leaf reading.

9. Health Equity Can't Wait Because Millions of Lives Are on the Line

   Posted April 27, 2012 at 10:13am by Sandra Yang

   Every year, as I wait in my doctor's office for my physical examination, I am reminded of all the possible health issues that I may face. I think about my mother having to take calcium supplements because of the increased risk of osteoporosis among Asian women.

10. Promoting the Health Care Law Today because Health Equity Can't Wait

    Posted April 25, 2012 at 9:56am by Sinsi Hernández-Cancio

    Families USA is proudly taking part in the Health Equity Can't Wait! blog carnival celebrating National Minority Health Month.