Dear Health Advocates,
As the end of summer approaches, we’re still preparing for a busy fall season when expected actions from the Administration and a potential health care package in Congress will mean our advocacy picks up steam. We're amplifying a new endorsement letter for our new Consumers for Fair Hospital Pricing. We're also boosting an upcoming webinar to help you comment on important issues in the MPFS and OPPS Proposed Rules. You can find more on these rules/opportunities below, as well as this week’s new resources:
Action Items
NEW! Families USA Endorsement Letter: Consumers for Fair Hospital Pricing
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!
Upcoming Events
NEW! August 24 @ 3 PM Families USA Webinar: Families USA 2023 MPFS and OPPS Rules Webinar
CMS Webinar Series: Medicaid and CHIP Renewals: Coalition Webinars for Reaching Out to Special Populations
Resources For Your Health Advocacy
Health Coverage
NEW! Young Invincibles' Event: 2023 Outreach and Enrollment Planning Summit
Families USA Issue Brief: How to Make Health Insurance More Affordable by Strengthening Rate Review Laws
Families USA Form: Share Your Story - Junk Health Insurance Plans
Proposed Rule (comments due 9/11): Junk Plan Proposed Rule
Families USA Insights: Pushing the Needle Forward on Health Insurance Protections and Fighting Junk Plans
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 News: Families USA Action Joins Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Amicus Brief to Defend the No Surprises Act in Haller Case
Families USA Report: The Reality of Prescription Drug Innovation: Drug Manufacturers Limit Innovation to Protect Patents and Profits
Inhospitable Film Panel: Profits Over Patients: How the Big Business of Hospitals Harms Consumers
Proposed Rule (comments due 9/11): Revisions to Payment Policies under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Quality Payment Program
Proposed Rule (comments due 9/11): CY 2024 Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System Proposed Rule
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
Health Equity
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
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
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