Dear Health Advocates,




Thank you to all of you who submitted responses to our Resource Roundup Survey! We are gathering all of the information we collected and will be combing through it in the new year to better inform our advocacy outreach to all of you! 




This week, we have a letter urging the new Congressional Leadership of the 119th Congress to stand up and protect Medicaid and the Americans who rely upon it. You can read the letter and sign on here. Signatures are due by Friday, January 3 at 10 AM ET.




And finally, don't forget to register for our annual Health Action Conference 2025! 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

NEW! Families USA Action Item: Tell New Congressional Leaders to Protect Medicaid!
NEW! Families USA Fact Sheet: Stop Big Health Care Corporations from Keeping Workers and Small Businesses Under Water
NEW! Families USA Comments: 30 Organizations Send Letter to Alabama Governor Ivey on Expanding Access to Continuous Glucose Monitors

Action Items

REGISTER NOW: Families USA HAC 2025 In Person!

URGENT! Tell your representative to take action right now by using our letter-writing tool on Families USA Action's Same Service Same Price Website.

URGENT! Families USA Email Writing Campaign: Urge Congress to Take Action on Advanced Premium Tax Credits!

TAKE ACTION: Submit your patient story on hospital pricing abuses to [email protected]

TAKE ACTION: Join Our Health Justice Now Network

FUSA in the News

Anthony Wright, Executive Director, is quoted in Inside Health Policy, Cassidy, Hassan Stay Mum On Their Site-Neutral Proposal’s Timeline
Families USA is mentioned in the following articles:

Obstacles loom to a year-end health care deal (Axios Pro Policy)

Lame Duck Package Limps Along, Guthrie To Become E&C Chair, MedPAC & MACPAC Meet (Inside Health Policy)

More Than 70 Organizations Urge Congress to Extend Enhanced Premium Tax Credits

(MedCity News)

Household Spending May Surge, Enrollment May Shrink If Enhanced ACA Subsidies Expire (AIS Health)
Health Equity

Families USA Insights: Transforming Care: Addressing Health Inequities and Pitfalls through Innovative Models of Care

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

Health Care Value

Families USA Fact Sheet: The Nuts and Bolts of Medicare Physician Payment — And Why It Needs Reform
Families USA Fact Sheet: Americans Could See Major Savings on Routine Imaging Services if Congress Makes, “Same Service, Same Price” a Reality
Families USA Fact Sheet: November Is Diabetes Awareness Month

Families USA Webinar Recording: The Time Is Now: Coming Together to Win Against Big Hospital Corporate Greed

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

Health Coverage

Families USA Insights: Marketplace Open Enrollment Helps Keep Families Connected to Affordable Health Coverage
Families USA Fact Sheet: Better Health, Stronger Families: Improving Medicaid Coverage of Continuous Glucose Monitors in Alabama

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
 

As a final note, this will be our last Resource Roundup of 2024. We hope you all have a wonderful holiday season, and we look forward to getting back to work with all of you in the new year. Happy Holidays from all of us here at 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 and a happy holiday season,

Nate Keller

Partnerships Mobilization Associate

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