Talk:Families USA

message: "It grew out of the civil rights and anti-Vietnam protests of the 1960s." Really? This needs a citation. Xihe 09:37, 6 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Civil rights

message: Families USA, which I don't completely agree with, is one of the most important consumer health-care lobbying groups in Washington. They take a position on almost every major piece of health care legislation, and they are quoted frequently in all the major media. Deleting Famlilies USA from Wikipedia would make as much sense as deleting the state of Texas. Nbauman 02:14, 8 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Candidates for deletion 

message: This organization does not disclose its funding sources.  Its policy positions seem to be strongly pro-insurance, and somewhat anti-PhRMA.TVC 15 (talk) 18:56, 30 September 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  funding 

message: looks *way* too slick to be casual Wikipedia editor - like work of Families USA operative. I can't help but suspect paid people doing this. 
Doug Grinbergs (talk) 08:57, 1 January 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  focus areas 

message: I think it's safe to say this section is not encyclopedic and should be deleted.
:  Handmeanotherbagofthemchips (talk) 14:16, 6 August 2022 (UTC)
thread_title: Focus Areas

message: Hi again! Per the feedback above, I've revised my edit requests for this article and will be sharing them section-by-section. First up, here are my proposed edits for the lead section:
*In first sentence, update "health advocacy" to "health advocacy and policy" to reflect the scope of the organization as described in the article body.
*Update second paragraph from
::Families USA is an influential advocate in Washington, D.C., and has played a leading role on virtually every major piece of health care legislation, especially the Affordable Care Act (ACA — also known as "Obamacare"), the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), numerous Medicaid measures, and the Medicare Part D plan.
:to
::Families USA's advocacy in Washington, D.C., has influenced health care legislation and policy, including the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, federal and state legislation in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Affordable Care Act, defending against efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act, and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
*Add to beginning of fourth paragraph ("Families USA is one of the leaders..."):
::Since 2017, Families USA's current executive director Frederick Isasi has testified before Congress on issues including health care costs, payment and delivery reform, and health care coverage.
*In fourth paragraph, update
::Families USA is one of the leaders of a national campaign to persuade states to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, producing analysis documenting the many benefits of extending health coverage for state economies and low-income people.
:to
::Families USA has been involved in state-by-state campaigns to address the Medicaid coverage gap among low-income Americans, supporting legislative strategies and producing analysis documenting the benefits of extending health coverage.
Thanks for your time and feedback. Mary Gaulke (talk) 02:24, 13 December 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: ✅ Done! 02:59, 22 December 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks so much for your help! Mary Gaulke (talk) 04:16, 24 December 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  revised COI edit requests for lead 

message: Hello! In response to 's feedback above, opening an edit request as an alternative to the split proposal above. I suggest that the information from the "Background" section relevant to the article topic get incorporated into the "History" section, after the first sentence. I believe the rest of the "Background" section is WP:OFFTOPIC and could then be deleted.
:Ron Pollack, also a co-founder, became executive director of the organization, a role he filled until 2017. The Hill named Pollack one of the nine top nonprofit lobbyists in 2010. In 2014, National Journal named Pollack one of the top 25 players in Congress, the Administration, and the lobbying community on Medicare prescription drug benefits.
Thanks for your time and feedback. Mary Gaulke (talk) 13:24, 4 September 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: This request appears to propose what is to be added, but doesn't state what is to be deleted. Regards,  Spintendo  21:49, 5 September 2023 (UTC)
replies: text:  Hi! To be clear, I'm suggesting that the entire "Background" section except for the above be deleted. Should I copy that text here? Thank you! Mary Gaulke (talk) 00:36, 6 September 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  COI edit request for Background 

message: Hello! In response to 's and 's feedback above, opening a new edit request as an alternative to the split proposal above.
*In "Background", delete
::Families USA’s co-founder, Ronald Pollack, has created a number of other organizations. For 10 years he served as the founding executive director of the Food Research and Action Center (FRAC), an organization devoted to ending hunger in America. At FRAC, he successfully argued two cases on the same day in the U.S. Supreme Court that protected food aid for low-income people, and he argued the federal court case that initiated the Supplemental Feeding Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). Pollack is the founding and current board chair of Enroll America, an organization dedicated to enrolling people in health coverage who were previously uninsured.
:I believe this is WP:OFFTOPIC and questionably notable, given the absence of wikilinks for Ronald Pollack, the Food Research and Action Center, and Enroll America.
*Also in "Background", delete
::Pollack was Dean of the Antioch University School of Law. He was appointed by President Bill Clinton to be the sole consumer representative on the Presidential Advisory Commission on Consumer Protection and Quality in the Health Care Industry, which developed the Patients’ Bill of Rights.
:Again, I think WP:OFFTOPIC applies.
*With those deletions, I suggest that the remaining information from the "Background" section relevant to the article topic get incorporated into the "History" section, after the first sentence ("Technology entrepreneur Philippe Villers and his wife Kate co-founded Families USA in 1981.").
*Before the remaining text of "Background" (now in "History"), add a sentence of bridging context:
::Ron Pollack, also a co-founder, became executive director of the organization, a role he filled until 2017. 
*Update
::The Hill named Pollack one of the nine top nonprofit lobbyists.
:to
::The Hill named Pollack one of the nine top nonprofit lobbyists in 2010.
*Delete
::Modern Healthcare named him as one of the 100 Most Powerful People in Health Care.
:In my experience, a "top 100" ranking is typically not exclusive enough to be considered notable.
*Update
::National Journal named Pollack one of the top 25 players in Congress, the Administration, and the lobbying community on Medicare prescription drug benefits.
:to
::In 2014, National Journal named Pollack one of the top 25 players in Congress, the Administration, and the lobbying community on Medicare prescription drug benefits.
Thanks for your time and feedback. Mary Gaulke (talk) 19:56, 21 January 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: Encoded Talk to me! 07:47, 13 February 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  revised COI edit request for Background 

message: Hi again, COI editor for Families USA here. I'd like to request the addition of a new "Advocacy" section to this article, covering the organization's scope and impact. The below is revised based on feedback above and more recent news: 
:The New York Times has described Families USA as a "nonpartisan consumer advocacy group". It advances its mission through public policy advocacy and research. The group maintains a "story bank" of patient stories as a way to incorporate personal experiences into political advocacy.
:Families USA's organization includes the National Center for Coverage Innovation (NCCI). The NCCI advocates for measures to expand access to healthcare coverage, like permitting Maryland residents to begin enrolling for coverage as part of their tax returns.
:In 2015 and 2018, Families USA advocated for reauthorization of the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). The organization has also drawn attention to rising drug prices and expressed support for measures to ban surprise medical bills. Families USA published a report on healthcare inequities and proposed payment reforms in July 2018. In May 2019, the organization was one of the founding members of the Consumers First health alliance to end surprise medical bills, among other initiatives.
:Families USA's advocacy supported the addition of "no surprise billing" provisions into the 2021 United States federal budget. As part of this effort, Isasi testified in Congress advocating for the measure in April 2019.
:During the COVID-19 pandemic, Families USA released research finding that 32 percent of COVID-19 deaths through August 31, 2020, were related to a lack of sufficient health insurance. The organization also released research, shared by PBS NewsHour, finding that approximately 5.4 million U.S. workers were uninsured after losing their jobs between February and May 2020. In early 2021, Families USA worked to address barriers preventing BIPOC from getting vaccinated.
:In late 2021, Families USA advocated for Medicare to include dental care as part of a budget bill in Congress at the time and argued against means testing for access to dental benefits. The organization also advocated to make health insurance premiums more affordable and to address the Medicaid coverage gap in states that did not opt to expand Medicaid coverage under the Affordable Care Act.
Thank you for your time! Mary Gaulke (talk) 04:05, 18 February 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: I created a section called "overview and advocacy" as the initial statements show what the organization is known for. I also moved the relevant information from the history section to the new once. I only implemented part of the requested content as Wikipedia is not an indiscriminate list so we do not list out every initiative the organization has been involved in. CNMall41 (talk) 01:59, 15 April 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  revised COI edit request for new Advocacy section