Resource Roundup

Dear Health Advocates,

Tell me where you've heard this before, but we have another busy week of advocacy ahead. Tomorrow, we will be amplifying the announcement of the first 10 prescription drugs for which Medicare will negotiate prices—a huge win that we will need to defend over the coming months. We're also ramping up our efforts alongside our sister organization Families USA Action to encourage Congress to ensure the same health care service is the same price, no matter where you get it, and that prices are transparent! You can find more on these rules/opportunities below, as well as this week’s new resources: 

Action Items

• NEW! Families USA Action Email Campaign (from Individuals): Tell your Member: Same Service Same Price 
  • Please amplify with your own networks!
• Families USA Organizational Sign On Letter, closing on 8/31: Sign on To Tell Congressional Leadership: Same Service should = Same Price
• Families USA Sign On Letter, closing on 8/31: Improve Oral Health Through Medicare

Upcoming Events

• Young Invincibles Event: 2023 Outreach and Enrollment Planning Summit

• CMS Webinar Series: Medicaid and CHIP Renewals: Coalition Webinars for Reaching Out to Special Populations

Resources For Your Health Advocacy

Health Care Value

• NEW! Families USA Fact Sheet: Congress Must Act: Families Across America Should Pay the Same Price for the Same Health Care Services

  Families USA Fact Sheet: Congress Should Codify and Strengthen Hospital and Plan Price Transparency Regulations
• Families USA & Embold Research Media Brief: Prescription Drug Affordability in Pennsylvania

• Families USA Report: The Reality of Prescription Drug Innovation: Drug Manufacturers Limit Innovation to Protect Patents and Profits

• 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

Health Coverage

• 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

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

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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