Congress

1. The Consequences of Inaction: Why Consumer Assistance Programs Need Support Now

   Posted January 11, 2012 at 10:37am by Kate Blocher

   Where do you go when you need help fighting a denied insurance claim, filling out an insurance application, or even just finding affordable insurance?

2. Band Aids for Broken Arms?

   Posted July 22, 2011 at 3:38pm by Justin Kolikof

   Earlier this week, I came across a pretty good – and really funny – piece in the New York Times. In the post, Nicholas Kristof points out the absolute absurdity of the House Republican budget plans by explaining that they probably haven't "gone far enough."

3. Spending Like It's 1966

   Posted July 22, 2011 at 9:43am by Jen Beeson

   In 1966, Lyndon Johnson was president. The Beatles were at the top of the charts. The Civil Rights Movement marched on, and the U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War deepened. A lot has changed since then. But now Republicans in Congress want to take us back to 1966.

4. Republican cuts to Medicaid would devastate Latino families and children

   Posted July 21, 2011 at 12:27pm

   One of our board members and chair of SEIU Healthcare, Dr. L. Toni Lewis, shared some of her thoughts on our joint campaign with NCLR to protect Medicaid from devestating budget cuts.

5. Take action to protect Medicaid TODAY!

   Posted July 20, 2011 at 1:28pm by Sinsi Hernández-Cancio

   Today, Families USA and NCLR come together to amplify our efforts to ensure that health care for the most vulnerable is not ripped away by budget cuts: We're calling for a National Day of Action to Protect Medicaid.

6. Technology for Change: Families USA Twitter App

   Posted July 20, 2011 at 1:10pm

   Our first-of-its-kind Twitter tool is giving health care advocates a new, innovative, and powerful way to engage elected officials in the fight to protect our health care rights. And progressive allies are helping to spread the word.

7. Medicaid or corporate giveaways? Eric Cantor makes his choice clear

   Posted July 19, 2011 at 2:01pm by Eileen Falk

   What matters more to you - helping seniors and people with disabilities afford the health care they need OR making sure that pharmaceutical companies get corporate giveaways?

8. A False Choice

   Posted July 15, 2011 at 1:29pm by Ron Pollack

   In three weeks, Congress will be faced with a choice: come to a sensible agreement with the president on how to address our deficit, or allow America to default on its debt, ruining our fragile economy, eliminating jobs and destroying our global credit.

9. Hundreds gather on Capitol Hill to say "No cuts to Medicaid!"

   Posted July 15, 2011 at 9:37am by Eileen Falk

   On Tuesday, hundreds of patients, families, and advocates came to D.C. from across the country in buses, planes, and trains with one message for Congress: Medicaid matters!

10. What Do Republicans Have Against Grandma?

    Posted April 7, 2011 at 9:30am by Ron Pollack

    Don't be fooled by the Republican rhetoric on the budget. The House Republican proposal that was introduced by Representative Paul Ryan yesterday isn't really about reducing our national debt.