State Efforts
We are working in states to expand access to quality, affordable, health care – because people can’t wait for a perfect solution from Washington, D.C.
Learn more about our state policy efforts.
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January 31, 2023Dependable Coverage, Public Option, State Efforts
State Public Health Insurance Option: Advancing Equitable, Affordable, and Dependable Coverage
Access to health care continues to cost people too much. Increased costs force many families to choose between affording health care and other basic necessities to make ends meet. States have the opportunity to meaningfully address coverage, equity, and affordability issues now through implementing state-based coverage options, such as a…
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January 30, 2023Dependable Coverage, Public Option, State Efforts
United States of Care Releases “Public Option Study Bills: A Key Step in the Policy Process”
A public health insurance option (referred to as a “public option”) is a government-run health insurance plan that competes alongside privately-run insurance plans to expand health care coverage and address increasing costs in the insurance market. Exploratory legislation can study the feasibility of a public option by assessing a state’s…
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January 11, 2023Affordability, Federal Efforts, News & Updates, Public Option, State Efforts
Washington’s Section 1332 Innovation Waiver Explainer
In December 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services approved Washington’s Section 1332 Innovation waiver request to expand access to comprehensive, affordable health care in the Evergreen State through 2028.
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December 19, 2022News & Updates, State Efforts
USofCare releases innovative report encouraging states to advance equity through health coverage
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December 13, 2022Affordability, News & Updates, Oregon, Public Option, State Efforts
United States of Care Provides Recommendations to Invest in and Expand Oregon Bridge Plan Coverage
In March 2022, the Oregon legislature passed HB 4035, which authorizes the development of a “Bridge Plan” to support continuity of coverage for people most at risk of losing coverage at the end of the COVID Public Health Emergency.
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December 5, 2022COVID-19, Federal Efforts, Mental Health, News & Updates, Resources, State Efforts
The End of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency: Lessons Learned from the Pandemic and Implications for People
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November 29, 2022Affordability, News & Updates, Oregon, Public Option, State Efforts
United States of Care Provides Recommendations to Invest in and Expand Oregon Bridge Plan Coverage
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November 15, 2022Affordability, News & Updates, Oregon, Public Option, State Efforts
United States of Care Encouraged by Bridge Plan Task Force Progress and Urges Further Action to Maintain Affordable Coverage for Oregonians
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November 1, 2022Affordability, News & Updates, Oregon, Public Option, State Efforts
United States of Care Urges Bridge Plan Task Force to Protect Affordable Coverage Options for Oregonians
In March 2022, the Oregon legislature passed HB 4035, which authorizes the development of a “Bridge Plan” to support continuity of coverage for people at risk of losing coverage at the end of the COVID Public Health Emergency.