Federal Efforts
We’re working to create the conditions for long-term change by advancing federal policy improvements. Learn more about our federal efforts.
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June 27, 2023Federal Efforts, News & Updates
United States of Care, 16 Health Advocacy Organizations Submit Amicus Brief to Protect Coverage of Cost-Free Preventive Services
Today, United States of Care and 16 health advocacy organizations submitted an amicus brief with the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in Braidwood Management Inc. v. Becerra to protect coverage of cost-free preventive services. Highlighting how eliminating cost-free coverage of preventive services would dramatically reduce consumer use of preventive services…
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June 26, 2023Federal Efforts, News & Updates
USofCare’s 2023 Federal Priorities for Health Care Reform
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June 24, 2023Affordability, Federal Efforts, News & Updates
USofCare Submits Comment Letter on New Rule that Ends an Exclusion of DACA Recipients from Eligibility for Health Coverage
United States of Care (USofCare) submitted comments on the proposed rule by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to end the exclusion of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients from eligibility to purchase affordable health insurance plans and obtain subsidies on the Affordable Care Act marketplace. At…
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June 23, 2023Affordability, Federal Efforts, Hospital Fees, News & Updates
USofCare Submits Statement to US Senate Finance Committee on Reigning In Hospital Prices
United States of Care has submitted a statement for the record to the United States Senate Finance Committee, commenting on the Committee Hearing on Consolidation and Corporate Ownership in Health Care: Trends and Impacts on Access, Quality, and Costs. In our statement, we urge Chairman Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Ranking…
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June 8, 2023Affordability, Dependable Coverage, Federal Efforts, News & Updates
United States of Care Submits Endorsement Letter In Support of the Bipartisan Site Act
United States of Care has endorsed the Site-based Invoicing and Transparency Enhancement (SITE) Act, legislation that will realign market incentives with peoples’ health care needs at the center – not hospital margins. The bipartisan-backed legislation, which was introduced late last night by Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Mike Braun (R-IN),…
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April 20, 2023Federal Efforts, News & Updates
United States of Care Statement: Notice of Benefits and Payment Parameters Final Rule for Plan Year 2024 Reflects USofCare Priorities
Washington, D.C. — Following up on previous comments to the proposed rule, United States of Care released the following statement on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Notice of Benefits and Payment Parameters Final Rule for Plan Year 2024, released on April 17: The Notice of Benefits and…
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April 6, 2023Federal Efforts, News & Updates
United States of Care Statement: Final 2024 Medicare Advantage and Part D Rate Announcement Reflects USofCare Priorities
On Friday, March 31, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its Announcement of Calendar Year 2024 Medicare Advantage (MA) Capitation Rates and Part C and Part D Payment Policies (collectively, the “Rate Announcement”), which finalizes policies to stabilize and strengthen the Medicare Advantage and Part D programs….
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April 3, 2023Affordability, Federal Efforts, News & Updates
United States of Care Submits Comments in Response to CMS, IRA, and EBSA’s Proposed Preventive Services Rule Change
Today, United States of Care (USofCare) submitted comments on the proposed rule change by the Internal Revenue Service, the Employee Benefits Security Administration, and the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services that would protect the status of contraception as a free preventive service, making access to care more affordable for…
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April 3, 2023Affordability, Federal Efforts, News & Updates, State Efforts
FACT SHEET: Solutions States Can Take to Preserve Access to Free Preventive Services
One of the most popular provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is the requirement that most commercial health plans cover preventive services, including vaccinations and cancer screenings, without cost-sharing, such as deductibles or copays. On March 30, 2023 a federal judge in Texas declared that an earlier ruling he…