Oct. 5, 2018 – Following is the statement of Frederick Isasi, JD, MPH, executive director of Families USA Washington, D.C. Oct. 5, 2018 —Today, the Trump administration formally proposed unprecedented new restrictions on legal immigrant families. The proposed regulation targets lawfully-present immigrants by undermining their ability to access basic needs, including health care, food, and […]
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High Stakes Legal Gambit Threatens Health Care for Millions
Washington, D.C. Sept. 5, 2018 – Today, a Texas Federal District Court heard arguments in the case Texas v. United States, a lawsuit that threatens access to health care and coverage for millions of people in our nation. The Texas Attorney General, Ken Paxton, and a group of 17 state attorneys general, two governors, and […]
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Trump Administration Proposes Sale of Sham Insurance
WASHINGTON, DC, Feb. 20, 2018 – Today, the Trump administration proposed another policy that threatens the health care and financial security of children, parents, and other adults. The draft rule released by HHS allows insurance companies to sell sham insurance plans that do not cover essential health benefits or preexisting conditions, protections that are required […]
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Partners Urge Congress to Immediately Address Health Crisis in Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands
WASHINGTON, DC, Dec. 19, 2017 – Families USA and 125 community, provider, labor, and patient organizations sent a letter urging Congress to take immediate action to address the post-hurricane health crises in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands and ensure that the nearly 4 million U.S. citizens living in those territories are able to […]
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Families USA Releases Analysis of “Extreme” Graham-Cassidy Health Care Proposal
Washington, D.C. September 7, 2017 – A health care plan sponsored by Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) proposes a “new block grant that would dramatically cut funding both for Medicaid expansion and for financial assistance that helps low-wage workers and moderate-income families buy private insurance,” according to an analysis released today by […]
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Families USA: Victory for Families – Skinny Repeal Fails
Washington, D.C. July 27, 2017 – Following is the statement of Frederick Isasi, executive director of Families USA, on the Senate’s failure Friday to pass the so-call “Skinny Repeal” bill of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). “In the end, this effort to ram through legislation that would have robbed tens of millions of America’s families […]
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Senate Republicans Produce Same Results as the House ACA Repeal Bill: Tax Cuts for the Rich and Corporations Paid for by Reducing Health Care for Millions of Americans
Washington, D.C. June 22, 2017 – After weeks of secrecy, Republican leadership in the Senate has presented a discussion draft of their Affordable Care Act (ACA) repeal bill that shows the ultimate bill is likely to be as bad as, if not worse than, the bill narrowly passed by the House. Like the House bill […]
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Frederick Isasi: House ACA Repeal: Is This Who we are as a Nation?
WASHINGTON, D.C. May 4, 2017 – The Republican-led House of Representatives voted narrowly today to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and replace it with legislation that would potentially cost millions of families their health coverage and drive up costs for millions more, while giving a trillion-dollar tax cut to wealthy individuals and corporations. It […]
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President Trump’s Proposed ACA Rules Would Raise Deductibles, Reduce Subsidies, Limit Enrollment
Washington, D.C. February 15, 2017 – The Trump Administration today announced new proposed rules governing the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that would create roadblocks to purchasing coverage, increase people’s out-of-pocket costs, and make it more difficult for people to enroll in health coverage, according to Families USA, the national organization for health care consumers. Specifically […]
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Study Shows ACA Repeal Means Nearly $600 Billion in Tax Cuts For Corporations and the Wealthy
WASHINGTON, DC, Dec. 15, 2016 – If Congress repeals the Affordable Care Act (ACA) based on the same legislation vetoed by President Obama last January, it will result in nearly $600 billion in tax cuts and tax breaks over 10 years for wealthy people and large corporations, according to an online report released today by […]