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Dear Health Advocates,

We hope you had a great weekend! We have a few new resources to lift up this week, including the comment letter from Families USA on HHS reforms to Medicare Advantage, which a lot of you signed on to!

We are also lifting up 2 new partner resources this week. The first is a new paper from CBPP on how to continue to improve and build upon the ACA. The second is the EMTALA advocacy toolkit from our friends at Planned Parenthood, as SCOTUS prepares to hear oral arguments on the emergency care ban this week.

You can find more on all of this below, along with this week’s new opportunities and resources:

New Resources For Your Health Advocacy

NEW! Families USA Comment Letter: Consumer, Provider, And Advocacy Groups Sign-On To Support HHS Reforms To The Medicare Advantage Program
NEW! Center on Budget and Policy Priorities Report: Building on the Affordable Care Act: Strategies to Address Marketplace Enrollees’ Cost Challenges
NEW! Planned Parenthood Advocacy Resources: Emergency Care Ban (EMTALA) Toolkit

Action Items

UPCOMING: Catalyst for Payment Reform Webinar: Behind the Lawsuits: Understanding Recent ERISA Fiduciary Litigation
MEDICAID AWARENESS MONTH: Medicaid Awareness Month Resources: Landing Page
TAKE ACTION: Families USA Action Email Campaign (from individuals): Tell Secretary Becerra: Keep Fighting for the No Surprises Act
TAKE ACTION: Join Our Health Justice Now Network
Families USA Stories:
US Department of Labor Mental Health and Substance Abuse Resources
- US Department of Labor EBSA Mental Health Social Media Toolkit
- US DOL Mental Health and Substance Abuse Parity

FUSA in the News

NEW! Staci Lofton, Senior Director of Health Equity, was quoted in Inside Health Policy, Advocates Remind Congress Of Child Tax Credit’s Health Benefits
NEW! Arielle Kane, Director of Medicaid Initiatives, was quoted in the Texas Tribune, Proposed changes to state Medicaid plans could shake up health coverage for 1.8 million low-income Texans.
Check out the coverage of Anthony Wright, our new Executive Director, in The Washington Post.
We are a Center on Budget and Policies Priorities Marketplace Affordability Project advisory committee member. Read our news release on the new MAP report, Building on the Affordable Care Act: Strategies to Address Marketplace Enrollees’ Cost Challenges

Health Care Value

Families USA Insights Blog: National Patient Safety Board: A Step Towards Safer, High-Quality Health Care
Families USA Fact Sheet: Families Need Relief From Runaway Prescription Drug Costs: State Prescription Drug Affordability Boards Can Help
Families USA Webinar Recording: First Do No Harm: Addressing The Patient Safety Crisis
Families USA Statement: Health Care Is A Right, Not A Privilege: President Biden Highlights Progress Making Health Care More Affordable And Equitable For All
Federal Trade Commission Consumer Alert: Refunds for Benefytt customers who paid for health plans and products
Families USA Report: Understanding The Biggest Threats To The No Surprises Act Achieving Its Full Potential
Families USA Statement Families USA Statement For The Record For Senate Budget Committee Hearing On How Primary Care Improves Health Care Efficiency
Families USA Report: The Weight Of High Hospital Prices Is Keeping American Workers Underwater
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 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 Insights Blog: Cracking the Code on Surprise Medical Bills Pt 1: The No Surprises Act Explained
Families USA Analysis: Meeting Consumers Deepest Health Care Needs: A Call for True Payment Reform

Health Coverage

Families USA Statement: Streamlining Medicaid and CHIP enrollment ensures more families stay connected to coverage
Families USA Insights Blog: Activist Justices Continue Their Assault On Individual Freedoms And Government Policymaking
Families USA Insights Blog: The Untold Toll Of Medicaid Unwinding
Families USA Media: Rx Podcast with FUSA Policy Analyst Hazel Law and the National Committee to Protect Social Security and Medicare
Families USA Insights: It’s Time To Reform Medicaid Eligibility And Enrollment
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

Health Equity

Families USA Insights Blog: A Father’s Reflection: Aftershock And The Urgency Of Black Maternal Health
Families USA Insights Blog: Oral Health Care’s Equity Conundrum – Essential For All, Out Of Reach For Many
FUSA in the Media: Staci Lofton's (FUSA Senior Director of Health Equity) appearance on the Power Station podcast
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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