Resource Roundup

Dear Health Advocates,

We have another busy week of advocacy ahead, and we wanted to keep you in the loop on what's coming up as we 'officially' enter Summer. With Medicaid redeterminations still ongoing, we're tracking the best ways to be helpful to those losing their coverage. Related to that, we're also amplifying the recent virtual conversation on the Medicaid redetermination and unwinding process that our Executive Director, Frederick Isasi, was invited to take part in with CMS.  Please find those resources below, and feel free to share with your networks! 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 

• Sign & Share Families USA's Petition: Medicaid Should Cover our Whole Bodies: Mouths Included!

Resources For Your Health Advocacy

Health Coverage

• NEW! Families USA Webinar: All Hands on Deck: Keeping People Covered Through Unwinding
• NEW! Families USA Comment Letter: Ensuring Health Care Coverage for DACA Recipients
• NEW! The Lever Article on Medicaid Redeterminations: The Unfolding Medicaid Disaster

• Families USA Statement: Families USA Statement for the Record for House Education and Workforce Mark-Up of Health Care Legislation

• 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

• NEW! Families USA Report: California's Office of Health Care Affordability: An Opportunity to Realize True Affordability
• Families USA Report: Gaming the System: How Hospitals are Driving Up Health Care Costs by Abusing Site of Service
• Families USA Statement: Consumers First Joint Statement for Senate Finance Committee Hearing on Consolidation
• Families USA Video: The Role of Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) in Pharmaceutical Markets
• Families USA Statement: House and Energy and Commerce Committee Moves Legislation Forward to Address Price Transparency 

Health Equity 

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

• Families USA Report: Investing In Our Moms: Three Ways State Medicaid Programs Can Improve Maternal Health

Protecting Mifepristone 

• NEW! White House Fact Sheet: President Biden Issues Executive Order on Strengthening Access to Contraception
• 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

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,

Nate Keller

Partnerships Mobilization Associate