Dear Health Advocates,

We have a few new events for your advocacy this week!

Families USA is holding a webinar in two days on October 24 titled The Time is Now: Coming Together to Win Against Big Hospital Corporate Greed which will discuss the fight ahead in the lame duck session to rein in the greed of big health care corporations. 

As a reminder, registration is now OPEN for our 30th Annual Health Action Conference! HAC 2025 will be held in person this year at the Capital Hilton in Washington, DC on January 23-24! Please follow this link to register and secure your spot at HAC 2025! 

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

New Resources For Your Health Advocacy

• PARTNER RESOURCE: Catalyst for Payment Reform Publication: State of Healthcare: Policy Considerations to Constrain Commercial Prices

Action Items

• UPCOMING! Families USA Webinar: The Time is Now: Coming Together to Win Against Big Hospital Corporate Greed
• PARTNER WEBINAR: American Heart Association: American Heart Association Study Findings: Patient, Caregiver and Health Care Team Member Perceptions of Receiving and Providing Care through Accountable Care Organizations Webinar
• PARTNER WEBINAR: US of Care: Virtual Congressional Briefing: Advancing Women’s Health and Patient-First Care through Innovation and Payment Reform
• REGISTER NOW: Families USA HAC 2025 In Person!
• TAKE ACTION: Families USA Action Email Campaign (from individuals): Tell Congress to Pass the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act
• TAKE ACTION: Join Our Health Justice Now Network

FUSA in the News

• Axios Pro Policy (Scoop: New coalition backs renewal of ACA subsidies) and Inside Health Policy (Bicameral Dems Introduce APTC Extension Bills) mentioned Families USA’s participation in the Keep Americans Covered coalition, which is urging Congress to expand the ACA’s premium subsidies. 
• Executive Director Anthony Wright will be speaking on the Health Equity Community Collaborative's upcoming webinar, Election 2024: What’s at Stake for Health Equity and How to Protect It
• Part two of the Code WACK! podcast episode featuring Anthony Wright, Executive Director, aired on September 23. Listen to Jacked up premiums & chaos? Why your health care is on the line this November here.
• Politico and The Hill quoted Anthony Wright, Executive Director, about Vice Presidential candidate J.D. Vance’s health care agenda.
• Roll Call and The Hill mentioned Families USA’s participation in the Keep Americans Covered coalition, which is urging Congress to expand the ACA’s premium subsidies. 
• Anthony Wright, Executive Director, recently appeared on the Code WACK! podcast. Listen to part one of his episode, Patient-centered health care? The fight to change our disempowering system.
• Fierce Healthcare quoted Anthony Wright’s testimony during the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) 50th anniversary hearing, ERISA proponents roll out laundry list of desired improvements.
• Axios mentioned Families USA’s letter to the Senate HELP Committee calling for Congress to address the health care industry’s unchecked consolidation, Steward hearing brings calls for policy response.
• AIS Health published an article on Families USA and the Association for Community Affiliated Plans’ joint letter in support of Medicaid continuous eligibility, As Medicaid Attrition Continues, Groups Seek 12-Month Continuous Eligibility
• KFF Health News quoted Anthony Wright, Executive Director, on health care and the election, Harris-Walz Ticket Sharpens Contrast With Trump-Vance on Health Care
• KFF Health News quoted Ben Anderson, Deputy Senior Director of Health Policy in this article,  Amid Medicaid ‘Unwinding,’ Many States Wind Up Expanding

Health Equity

• Families USA Analysis: Charting the Course for Community Health Workers: Identifying Challenges and Opportunities to Secure Medicaid Reimbursement for CHWs in State Medicaid Programs

• Families USA Comments: Families USA Submits Comments on Annual Rulemaking to Improve Health Equity, Value, and Coverage
• Partner Resource: March of Dimes Maternity Care Deserts Report
• Reuters article: US States Sue Over Biden Ruel Extending Health Insurance to DACA Immigrants
• Families USA Statement: Families USA’s Statement on Supreme Court’s Punt, Failure to Protect Health and Lives of Millions of Pregnant People Nationwide
• Families USA Insights Blog: Ripple Effects: The Fall Of Roe V. Wade
• Families USA Insights Blog: Breaking Barriers In Health Equity: The Vital Need For Increased Representation In Health Care Professions

Health Care Value

• Families USA Webinar: Help Alabama Families Impacted by Diabetes: Expand CGM Access
• Families USA Fact Sheet: A National Patient Safety Board: What America Needs to Ensure Patient Safety
• Families USA Statement: Families USA Statement for the Record for Finance Committee Inflation Reduction Act Hearing
• Families USA Comments: Families USA Submits Comments on 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) Proposed Rule
• Families USA Comments: Families USA Submits Comments on Annual Rulemaking to Improve Health Equity, Value, and Coverage
• Families USA Insights Blog: Proposed Health Insurance Premium Increases: A Call to Action for Advocates
• Families USA Statement: Real Relief for Families, a Pivot Point in the Fight for Affordable Prescription Drugs

• Families USA Insights Blog: Tackling High Health Care Costs for Millions: The IRA’s Promising Path Forward

• Families USA Fact Sheet: Families Need Relief from Runaway Prescription Drug Costs: Congress should expand the IRA to protect more people
• Families USA Insights Column: America, We Have a Drug Pricing Problem

Health Coverage

• Families USA Webinar Recording: Overpayment, Marketing Abuses, Care Delays and More: Top Priorities for Medicare Advantage Reform

• Families USA Comment: Comment on Medicare Physician Fee Schedule “Medically Necessary” Coverage

• Families USA Comment: Written Testimony of Anthony Wright for Education and Workforce Hearing

• Families USA Insights: Prioritizing Mental Health Means Ensuring Comprehensive Coverage and Services

• Families USA Comments: Families USA Submits Comments on Annual Rulemaking to Improve Health Equity, Value, and Coverage
• Families USA Webinar Recording: Priorities in 2025 MPFS and OPPS Proposed Rules
• Final Rule Issued: CMS Issues Medicare Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Final Rule
• Families USA Issue Brief: Cheers to 59 Years of Medicare and Medicaid: Illuminating the Path Ahead
• CMS Guidance on Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023: Provision of Medicaid and CHIP Services to Incarcerated Youth

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 at [email protected]! 

Have a great week,

Nate Keller

Partnerships Mobilization Associate

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