Resource Roundup

New Resources Action Items Media Value Coverage Equity

Dear Health Advocates,

We hope you had a fantastic weekend! After a busy week of advocacy, we're excited to share a few new resources from Families USA as well as our partners!

Here are two of our own resources this week, both related to payment reform. The first is a webinar recording from Families USA and our partners on a pro-consumer policy agenda in payment reform. The second is a new insights blog from Families USA on payment reform and the best ways to continue to advocate for it.

We also want to lift up two fact sheets from CMS on new final rules that dropped last week! The first is on the 1557 Final Rule, and the second is on the new final rule from the Biden Administration clarifying ACA eligibility of DACA recipients.

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 Insights Blog: Navigating America’s Health Care Woes: A Call For True Payment Reform
NEW! Families USA Webinar Recording: The Picture Of Health: A Pro-Consumer Blueprint For Health Care Payment And Delivery Reform
NEW! CMS Fact Sheet: Final Rule Clarifies Eligibility of DACA Recipients and Other Noncitizens
NEW! CMS Fact Sheet: Section 1557 Final Rule Strengthens Nondiscrimination Protections and Advances Civil Rights in Healthcare

Action Items

OPEN NOW! Families USA Health Equity Academy Applications
THIS WEEK! NHeLP Webinar: Section 1557 Final Rule Discussion
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! Naomi Fener, Director of Population Health, was quoted in Axios, Biden plan to reduce Medicaid appointment wait times faces pushback
Yael Lehmann, Interim Executive Director, was quoted in Inside Health Policy, Plans See Practical Challenges In Finalized MCO Rule, Beneficiary Advocates Celebrate Win and Insurance News Net, Families USA: New Rules Help Enhance Care, Quality, And Equity For Medicaid Managed Care Program Enrollees
Staci Lofton, Senior Director of Health Equity, was quoted in Inside Health Policy, Advocates Remind Congress Of Child Tax Credit’s Health Benefits
Check out the coverage of Anthony Wright, our new Executive Director, in The Washington Post.

Health Care Value

Families USA Statement: New Rules Help Enhance Care, Quality, And Equity For Medicaid Managed Care Program Enrollees
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 Insights Blog: One Year Into Medicaid Unwinding: Where Do We Go Now?
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities Report: Building on the Affordable Care Act: Strategies to Address Marketplace Enrollees’ Cost Challenges
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

National Immigration Law Center Report: Improving Access to Medicaid for People with Limited English Proficiency
Families USA Press Release: Even In An Emergency, Extremist Activists Want To Come Between Pregnant People And Their Doctors
Planned Parenthood Advocacy Resources: Emergency Care Ban (EMTALA) Toolkit
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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