Resource Roundup

Dear Health Advocates,

As the 5th Circuit is preparing to hear arguments on May 17 regarding the Mifepristone case, it's important that we stay engaged and speak up for access to lifesaving medications. These arguments follow the Supreme Court's stay on the Fifth Circuit Appeals Court decision. Please continue to sign and share our People's Brief to Protect Mifepristone, which you can find under Action Items. Additional resources, events, and items are also below:

Action Items

• Sign & Share Individual Petition in Defense of Mifepristone: People's Brief to Protect Mifepristone and Access to Medication 

• Coalition on Human Needs Group Letter: Supporting Responsible Budget and Debt Policies, Spring 2023 - Sign by May 19 COB
• Sign & Share Families USA's Petition: Medicaid Should Cover our Whole Bodies: Mouths Included!

Resources For Your Health Advocacy

Protecting Mifepristone 

• Families USA Insights Column: From Amarillo, Texas to Your Medicine Cabinet – Extremist Judges Are Paving the Way for Religious Ideology not Science to Determine Your Family’s Access to Prescription Medications
• Families USA Resource: Health Consequences Of A Mifepristone Ban Infographic
• Planned Parenthood Resource: Mifepristone Case Toolkit

Health Coverage

• NEW! Families USA Report: Investing In Our Moms: Three Ways State Medicaid Programs Can Improve Maternal Health
• NEW! Families USA Insights Column: 40 States In, 10 States To Go: Medicaid Expansion, A Critical Step To Closing The Health Coverage Gap
• NEW! Families USA Video: Families USA’s Cheryl Fish-Parcham On Braidwood V. Becerra Case
  
• Families USA Sign On Letter: Nearly 230 Organizations Tell Congress: No Cuts To Medicaid 
• Families USA Issue Brief: Medicaid Redeterminations Are Here: States Still Have Options to Pave the Way Toward Greater Government Efficiency
• Families USA Factsheet: Lost Medicaid or CHIP? Learn How to Stay Covered
  • Spanish Version

Health Care Value

• Families USA Report: The Power of Price Transparency: Unveiling Health Care Prices to Promote Accountability and Lower Costs

Health Equity 

• Families USA Report: Health Equity Task Force: 2023 Federal Priorities

Thank you for your tireless advocacy as we continue fighting for the best health and health care for all of America's families. To connect on shared advocacy efforts or let us know what you would like featured in upcoming Resource Roundups, please respond to this email or reach out to any of us at Families USA! 

Have a great week,

Kevin Han

Strategic Partnerships Associate