Resource Roundup

New Resources Action Items Media Equity Value Coverage

Dear Health Advocates,

We hope you all had a wonderful holiday break! We're excited to get back to work with you!

Thanks again to all of you who filled out our Resource Roundup Survey. We will continue reviewing these responses and will be redesigning the Resource Roundup to incorporate some of the changes that you all asked for!

Last week, Families USA was joined by more than 300 organizations calling on the newly sworn in 119th Congress to protect and strengthen Medicaid. You can find our press release here and the letter here. Thank you to all of those who signed on with us!

And finally, don't forget to register for our annual Health Action Conference 2025! Join over 500 attendees 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 Press Release: More Than 300 Organizations Urge New Congress to Protect and Strengthen Medicaid
NEW PARTNER RESOURCE: NILC Resource Landing Page

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

NEW! Anthony Wright, Executive Director, is quoted in The Nation’s Health (a publication of the American Public Health Association), Public health readying for impact of new leadership in Congress, White House
Articles on Families USA’s Medicaid sign-on letter appeared in the following publications:
- Common Dreams - As House GOP Reelects Johnson as Speaker, Coalition Says Hands Off Medicaid
- Inside Health Policy - Hundreds Of Advocates Urge New Congress To Protect Medicaid Funding
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: Stop Big Health Care Corporations from Keeping Workers and Small Businesses Under Water
Families USA Comments: 30 Organizations Send Letter to Alabama Governor Ivey on Expanding Access to Continuous Glucose Monitors
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

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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