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In a 1994 article,] called Families USA "an unusual advocacy group, for using a careful mix of statistics, hard-luck stories and staged political events, playing an important behind-the-scenes role in shaping public perceptions of the nation's health care problems during the Clinton Administration".<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.nytimes.com/1994/07/28/us/health-care-debate-behind-scenes-hybrid-organization-serves-conductor-for-health.html?src=pm | work=The New York Times | first=Tamar | last=Lewin | title=THE HEALTH CARE DEBATE: BEHIND THE SCENES; Hybrid Organization Serves as a Conductor for the Health Care Orchestra | date=1994-07-28}}</ref> In a 1994 article,] called Families USA "an unusual advocacy group, for using a careful mix of statistics, hard-luck stories and staged political events, playing an important behind-the-scenes role in shaping public perceptions of the nation's health care problems during the Clinton Administration".<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.nytimes.com/1994/07/28/us/health-care-debate-behind-scenes-hybrid-organization-serves-conductor-for-health.html?src=pm | work=The New York Times | first=Tamar | last=Lewin | title=THE HEALTH CARE DEBATE: BEHIND THE SCENES; Hybrid Organization Serves as a Conductor for the Health Care Orchestra | date=1994-07-28}}</ref>


In 2013 Familes USA was given a $1 million grant by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation for positive "success" stories and pushing them out to media outlets. They are also closely tied to the Obama administration and the ACA enrollment group Enroll America, which is located in the same office. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/11/28/groups-gets-11-million-grant-to-collect-obamacare-success-stories/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://usfinancepost.com/media-attempt-to-save-obamacare-with-positive-stories-10287.html}}</ref> In 2013 Familes USA was given a $1 million grant by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation for publicizing ObamaCare success stories. They are also closely tied to the Obama administration and the ACA enrollment group Enroll America, which is located in the same office. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/11/28/groups-gets-11-million-grant-to-collect-obamacare-success-stories/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://usfinancepost.com/media-attempt-to-save-obamacare-with-positive-stories-10287.html}}</ref>


== Campaign for Children's Health Care == == Campaign for Children's Health Care ==

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Families USA is an American liberal 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, including the Medicare Part D plan.

In a 1994 article,The New York Times called Families USA "an unusual advocacy group, for using a careful mix of statistics, hard-luck stories and staged political events, playing an important behind-the-scenes role in shaping public perceptions of the nation's health care problems during the Clinton Administration".

In 2013 Familes USA was given a $1 million grant by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation for publicizing ObamaCare success stories. They are also closely tied to the Obama administration and the ACA enrollment group Enroll America, which is located in the same office.

Campaign for Children's Health Care

Families USA is a partner in the Campaign for Children's Health Care, a multi-year campaign to raise awareness about the problem of uninsured children in America.

See also

References

  1. "Official Website of Families USA". Retrieved 25 December 2011.
  2. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/18/us/politics/lesson-is-seen-in-failure-of-1989-law-on-medicare.html. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. Lewin, Tamar (1994-07-28). "THE HEALTH CARE DEBATE: BEHIND THE SCENES; Hybrid Organization Serves as a Conductor for the Health Care Orchestra". The New York Times.
  4. Lewin, Tamar (1994-07-28). "THE HEALTH CARE DEBATE: BEHIND THE SCENES; Hybrid Organization Serves as a Conductor for the Health Care Orchestra". The New York Times.
  5. http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/11/28/groups-gets-11-million-grant-to-collect-obamacare-success-stories/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. http://usfinancepost.com/media-attempt-to-save-obamacare-with-positive-stories-10287.html. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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