Who We Are

Unite Behind Change

At United States of Care, we are listening to people’s needs, developing policy solutions, and partnering with others to ensure our health care system works for everyone.

Who We Are

Our Mission

To ensure that everyone has access to quality, affordable health care regardless of health status, social need or income.

Our Goal

To expand access to quality, affordable health care in the near term while paving a path toward durable, people-centered federal policies that achieve our mission.

Our Vision

We envision a health care system that provides people with high-quality, personalized care that meets their unique needs at a price they can afford. In this improved, easy-to-navigate system, people will know they can depend on their health care coverage throughout life’s changes, and get the care they need, when and how they need it.

Our Approach

We’re pioneering a new approach to drive change that will make a difference in people’s lives.

We believe that in order to have a health care system where everyone can access quality affordable health care, we must start by listening to people and include them at every step of change. From understanding people’s needs, to pushing for change through our state and federal efforts, USofCare is putting people FIRST.

We’re building a better health care system by employing a unique cross-sector approach to prioritize, create and advance policies that meet the needs of people and result in a more equitable health care system.

See What We Do

Our Values

Our values are how we work internally and externally, what we hold up and celebrate, and what we are constantly striving for and aspiring to be as an organization.

People-Centered: Everything we do is centered around people: we work to solve the biggest problems in health care by listening, inviting new and different perspectives, and grounding our approach in the people affected by the system. Diverse voices and experiences, inside and outside of USofCare, matter and deserve to be heard.
Culture of Care: Our mission of health and well-being extends to all of our relationships. We approach our relationships – internally and externally – by recognizing, respecting, and valuing the whole person and we care first about each other’s humanity. We know that part of caring for each other is providing and receiving thoughtful, direct feedback.
Innovative Problem Solvers: We tackle big, complicated problems by being innovative, looking for alternative approaches, and adjusting current thinking in new ways. We thrive on finding solutions to challenges and approaching them with curiosity, determination, and creativity. We collaborate because we know that there is power in the number of minds and diversity of perspectives in tackling big problems.
Adaptability: We know that not everything goes according to plan. We approach our work with flexibility and adaptability by embracing uncertainty, celebrating change, and being excited about the unknown. We balance thoughtful preparation with the need for timely execution. We believe that being nimble and action-oriented is part of making a real impact.
Accountability: We approach all of our work and partnerships with intentionality and preparedness. We expect all of our teams and co-workers to contribute fully, take initiative, and appropriately seek input from others. We believe in teamwork, direct communication, and that we each have a responsibility to support each other to get to the best outcome.

To Improve Health Care,
We Need Bipartisan Solutions

Dr. Lisa Fitzpatrick, M.D. and Founder of Grapevine Health, discusses the importance of understanding the challenges of accessibility and affordability, why health care should not be a political issue, and the need for more bipartisan solutions.

The Intersection

A New Kind of Impact Report

We have spent roughly 5,000 hours listening to more than 10,000 people from all 50 states to understand what people are facing and what they want from the health care system. We sit at the dynamic intersection of people, policy, and politics. We’re not just envisioning a brighter future for health care – we’re actively constructing it.

Our biannual publication highlights the significance of diverse perspectives in driving progress and aims to use the power of people, policy, and politics to create a health care system that serves everyone.