Dear Health Advocates,




The House Rules Committee voted to advance the budget resolution last night, which instructs at least $880 billion in savings from the House Energy and Commerce Committee, necessitating large Medicaid cuts (see Energy & Commerce, p. 25).




A floor vote is expected this evening, though this depends on leadership's confidence that it will succeed on the floor. We need to keep up the pressure as the potential for disastrous Medicaid cuts looms; we MUST get as many NO Republican House votes as possible to protect Medicaid and the safety net. See Families USA's statement urging Congress to reject the budget resolution that rips health care away from millions of Americans.




Every day, new reporting is showing that our health advocacy community is successfully making clear to Representatives that Medicaid cuts will have harmful impacts on state budgets and beneficiaries. There are opportunities to engage TODAY to continue making the case, along with others: 

Action Items

URGENT! Families USA Email Writing Campaign: Protect and Defend Medicaid
URGENT: Families USA Sign On Letter: Urge Congress to Address Healthcare Costs Without Threatening Safety Net Programs
URGENT! NAMI Days of Action (2/24-2/25)
Toolkit
Email Outreach: [email protected]
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

Upcoming Events

FRIDAY! Medicaid Defense Roundtable Discussion

New Resources

NEW! Families USA Press Release: Families USA Urges Congress to Reject Budget Resolution that Rips Health Care Away from Millions of Americans
NEW! Families USA Comment Letter: Families USA Submits Comments on Advance Notice of Methodological Changes for CY 2026 for Medicare Advantage (MA) Capitation Rates and Part C and Part D Payment Policies
NEW! Princeton State Health and Value Strategies: Preserving the ACA’s Preventive Services Protections in the Wake of Braidwood v. Becerra: A Checklist of State Options 

FUSA in the News

NEW! Anthony Wright, Executive Director, is quoted in the following articles as a result of Families USA’s House budget resolution statement:

Healthleaders: Republicans Take Aim at CMS Cuts; Why CFOs Need to Join the Pushback

Medical Buyer: Hospitals condemn proposed Medicaid cuts

Healthcare Dive: Trump administration slashes funding for ACA navigators

Inside Health Policy: Advocates Outraged As Trump Admin Cuts Navigator Program 90%

NEW! Sophia Tripoli, Senior Director of Health Policy, is quoted in Medical Economics as a result of her participation in the 2025 Primary Care Scorecard Webinar  - Primary care ‘reaching a breaking point,’ experts say

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

Health Care Value

Families USA Policy Agenda: Consumers First Legislative Agenda 2025: Policy Solutions for the 119th Congress to Drive Value into the U.S. Health Care System
Families USA Testimony: New York State Site Neutral Payment Bill
Families USA Affordability Agenda: Making Health Care Affordable: Reining In Health Industry Abuses To Lower People’s Costs and Generate Budget Savings
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

Health Coverage
• Families USA Policy Agenda: Achieving Transparency, Accountability and Quality in Medicaid Managed Care: A State and Federal Policy Agenda
• Medicaid 101 Fact Sheet and Handout: Medicaid Matters: To People, Our Economy and the Health Care System
• Families USA Press Release: Strong Open Enrollment Numbers Signal the Need to Pass the Health Care Affordability Act
• Families USA Press Release: More Than 300 Organizations Urge New Congress to Protect and Strengthen Medicaid

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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