Dear Health Advocates,

For the second week in a row, Congress once again averted a shutdown by passing another funding bill on Friday. Our healthcare priorities, like pricing transparency, site neutral payments and lowering prescription drug prices did not make it into these funding packages. We put out a statement from our interim Executive Director Yael Lehmann that you can find here.




While Families USA and our partners are disappointed, we will have another opportunity in the not so distant future to ramp up pressure on Congress to include these priorities in their year-end funding packages. We encourage you to keep taking action and tell your Senator to vote YES on Lower Cost, More Transparency, so we can keep these priorities top of mind.

We also released a new report on high hospital pricing and it's contribution to inequality throughout the country. You can find more on these opportunities below, along with this week’s new resources: 

Action Items

 

TAKE ACTION: Families USA Action Email Campaign (from individuals): Tell Secretary Becerra: Keep Fighting for the No Surprises Act

TAKE ACTION: Families USA Action Email Campaign (from Individuals): Tell your Senator: Same Service Same Price

Lower Cost, More Transparency is on to the Senate! Please amplify with your own networks!

TAKE ACTION: Join Our Health Justice Now Network

Families USA Stories:
Share Your Pharmaceutical Health Care Story
Share Your Story - Junk Health Insurance Plans


Resources For Your Health Advocacy




Health Care Value

NEW! Families USA Statement: Health Care Is A Right, Not A Privilege: President Biden Highlights Progress Making Health Care More Affordable And Equitable For All
NEW! Families USA Statement Families USA Statement For The Record For Senate Budget Committee Hearing On How Primary Care Improves Health Care Efficiency
NEW! Families USA Report: The Weight Of High Hospital Prices Is Keeping American Workers Underwater
NEW! Families USA Statement: Congress May Stave Off Yet Another Government Shutdown Crisis, But Fails To Prioritize Health Care Affordability, Putting Families’ Health And Wallets In Danger
Families USA Statement: Families USA Statement For The Record For Energy And Commerce Health Subcommittee Hearing On Rare Diseases
Families USA Storyteller Report: The Human Impact Of Payment Reform
Families USA Policy Guide: A Pro-Consumer Policy Agenda To Achieve Meaningful Health System Transformation
Families USA Analysis: Behind The Cost Of Care: An Analysis Of High And Irrational California Health Care Prices
Families USA Comment: Families USA Provides Comment On Proposed Guidance For March-In Authority
Families USA Statement: Families USA Statement For The Record For Senate HELP Hearing On High Drug Costs
Families USA Testimony: Testimony of Sophia Tripoli Before the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee “Health Care Spending in the United States: Unsustainable for Patients, Employer, and Taxpayers” Hearing
Families USA Testimony: Families USA Testimony on NJ Hospital Price Transparency Bill
Families USA Insights Blog: Cracking the Code on Surprise Medical Bills Pt 1: The No Surprises Act Explained

Consumers First Statement of Support: Consumers First Announces Support of Lower Costs, More Transparency Act

Families USA Analysis: Meeting Consumers Deepest Health Care Needs: A Call for True Payment Reform
Families USA Comment Letter: Families USA and 10 Undersigned Organizations Comment On “Federal Independent Dispute Resolution Operations” Proposed Rule
Families USA Comment Letter: “21st Century Cures Act: Establishment for Disincentives for Health Care Providers that Have Committees Information Blocking" Proposed Rule
Families USA Issue Brief: Paying the Price: How Drug Manufacturers' Greed is Making Health Care Less Affordable for All of Us

Health Coverage

Families USA Video: Braidwood v. Becerra Explainer
Families USA Insights: Key Growth In Marketplace Open Enrollment: Trends And Insights
Families USA Issue Brief: Medicaid Managed Care: A Multibillion-Dollar Business with Little Oversight

Families USA Comment Letter: Families USA and Stakeholders Submit Letter to CMS: Improve Oral Health Through Medicare

Families USA Comment Letter: Families USA Comment on Short-Term Limited Duration Insurance and Fixed Indemnity Plan Proposed Rules




Health Equity 

Families USA Comment Letter: Key Recommendations for Continued Equity Improvements, FY2025 IPPS Proposed Rule, IQR Program

Families USA Issue Brief: Policy Development Strategies to Improve Maternal Health
Families USA One-Pager: 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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