Families USA
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Families USA is an American
non-profit consumer health-care advocacy
organization. It was co-founded by attorney Ronald Pollack, its current executive director, and Philippe Villers, the organization's current President.
Pollack was Dean of Antioch School of Law
, and argued cases involving food aid for low-income Americans before the Supreme Court.
In 1997, President Bill Clinton
appointed Pollack as the sole consumer representative on the Presidential Advisory Commission on Consumer Protection and Quality in the Health Care Industry, where he worked on the Patients’ Bill of Rights.
Families USA is an influential health-care lobbyist in Washington, D.C. They have taken positions on every major piece of health care legislation, most recently the Medicare Part D
plan.
The New York Times
called Families USA "an unusual advocacy group," while other sources have written about connections to the Service Employees International Union
.
, a multi-year campaign to raise awareness about the problem of uninsured children in America.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
non-profit consumer health-care advocacy
Advocacy
Advocacy is a political process by an individual or a large group which normally aims to influence public-policy and resource allocation decisions within political, economic, and social systems and institutions; it may be motivated from moral, ethical or faith principles or simply to protect an...
organization. It was co-founded by attorney Ronald Pollack, its current executive director, and Philippe Villers, the organization's current President.
Pollack was Dean of Antioch School of Law
Antioch School of Law
Antioch School of Law was a law school in Washington, D.C. which specialized in public advocacy, which now operates as the University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law.-History:...
, and argued cases involving food aid for low-income Americans before the Supreme Court.
In 1997, President Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation...
appointed Pollack as the sole consumer representative on the Presidential Advisory Commission on Consumer Protection and Quality in the Health Care Industry, where he worked on the Patients’ Bill of Rights.
Families USA is an influential health-care lobbyist in Washington, D.C. They have taken positions on every major piece of health care legislation, most recently the Medicare Part D
Medicare Part D
Medicare Part D is a federal program to subsidize the costs of prescription drugs for Medicare beneficiaries in the United States. It was enacted as part of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 and went into effect on January 1, 2006.- Eligibility and...
plan.
The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
called Families USA "an unusual advocacy group," while other sources have written about connections to the Service Employees International Union
Service Employees International Union
Service Employees International Union is a labor union representing about 1.8 million workers in over 100 occupations in the United States , and Canada...
.
Campaign for Children's Health Care
Families USA is a partner in the Campaign for Children's Health CareCampaign for Children's Health Care
The Campaign for Children's Health Care is an American issue advocacy campaign dedicated to making high-quality, affordable health insurance coverage for all of America's children a top national priority...
, a multi-year campaign to raise awareness about the problem of uninsured children in America.
See also
- Healthcare-NOW!Healthcare-NOW!Healthcare-NOW! is a non-profit grassroots coalition in support of the single-payer health care movement for the United States. Healthcare-NOW!'s stated goal is to implement the United States National Health Care Act .-History:Healthcare-NOW! was founded in 2004, originally under the name of the...
- List of healthcare reform advocacy groups in the United States
- Physicians for a National Health ProgramPhysicians for a National Health ProgramPhysicians for a National Health Program , is an advocacy organization of some 17,000 American physicians, medical students, and health professionals founded by Quentin Young who support a single-payer system of national health insurance....