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 approach another week of healthcare advocacy. With Medicaid redeterminations still ongoing, we're tracking the best ways to be helpful to those losing their coverage. We're also amplifying the upcoming CMS Quarterly Stakeholder Call tomorrow afternoon. Please find those resources and more below, and feel free to share with your networks! Additional resources, events, and items are also below:

Action Items

• THIS WEEK! 7/18 - CMS Quarterly Stakeholder Call at 1 PM ET

• 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

• Families USA Insights: Pushing the Needle Forward on Health Insurance Protections and Fighting Junk Plans
• Families USA Comment Letter: Families USA Medicaid Access and Managed Care Rules
• Families USA Webinar: All Hands on Deck: Keeping People Covered Through Unwinding
• Families USA Comment Letter: Ensuring Health Care Coverage for DACA Recipients
• The Lever Article on Medicaid Redeterminations: The Unfolding Medicaid Disaster
• 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: 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

Health Equity 

• NEW! Families USA Interview with Ola Ojewumi: Celebrating Disability Pride Month
• 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 

• 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