Dear Health Advocates,

Where do we begin on the week ahead? With so much happening, we have a long list of sign on letters and comments ranging from hospital pricing to oral health to prescription drugs to everything in between—many of which are closing this week. We're asking all of your organizations to join us, and amplify these opportunities as well. 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 Sign On: Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Sign On Letter to CMS (closing FRIDAY 9/8)
NEW! Families USA Action Sign On: Outpatient Prospective Payment System Sign On Letter to CMS (closing FRIDAY 9/8)
NEW! Families USA Action Sign On: Call on HHS to Stand Strong Against Big Drug Companies (closing FRIDAY 9/15)
NEW! Families USA Action Sign On: Encourage CMS to Improve Oral Health Through Medicare (closing THURSDAY 9/7)
NEW! Families USA Action Sign On: Sign on To Tell Congress Same Service Should = Same Price (closing THURSDAY 9/7)
NEW! Families USA Action Email Campaign (from Individuals): Tell your Member: Same Service Same Price 
Please amplify with your own networks!


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 Insights: The Stage is Officially Set to Lower Drug Prices

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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