Dear Health Advocates,

Congress has until midnight on Friday, March 14 to avert a partial government shutdown by passing a continuing resolution (CR) to extend government funding. The House of Representatives plans to vote today on a six-month stop gap funding bill to fund the government through September 30th. This bill does not impact mandatory spending for Social Security, Medicaid or Medicare. However, by not increasing federal funding, it serves as a funding cut because of increased inflation. 

Separately, work continues in the House and Senate behind the scenes on the budget reconciliation process. As you know, this process threatens to cut $880 billion in critical Medicaid funding. Senate and House Republican leadership continue to face hurdles when considering how best to move forward with this process, and the fight to avoid a government shutdown has added further strain. While the House and Senate are in recess next week, we must continue to encourage members of Congress to reject ANY cuts to Medicaid and hold them accountable to their word to do so. This week, there are a few opportunities to engage, including a sign on letter to Senate leadership. These opportunities are listed below:

• For Organizations
  • Sign On Letter: Urge Senate Leadership to Protect and Defend Medicaid!
• For Individuals
  • Reminder that you can join Families USA and email your members: Medicaid Defense Email Writing Campaign.
  • Use hashtags #HandsOffMedicaid or #HandsOffOurMedicaid on social media.

Action Items

• TAKE ACTION: Families USA Sign On Letter: Urge Senate Leadership to Protect and Defend Medicaid!
• URGENT! Families USA Email Writing Campaign: Protect and Defend Medicaid
• 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

New Resources

• NEW! Families USA Insights: Over 65 million Women Are Counting on the FDA to Maintain Access to Mifepristone
• Partner Resource: ZERO TO THREE 2 pager: Medicaid - What's at Stake

FUSA in the News

• NEW! Anthony Wright, Executive Director, is quoted in the following articles:

  • The Washington Post - As GOP eyes Medicaid cuts, Trump tries to avoid the political third rails

  • Inside Health Policy - Democrats Keep Spotlight On Medicaid During Trump’s Address To Congress (as a result of Families USA’s reporters note on President Trump’s  March 4 Address to Congress)

  • Inside Health Policy - Democrats Continue Sounding Alarm As CBO Confirms GOP Budget Requires Deep Medicaid Cuts (as a result of Families USA’s statement on CBO’s report on the House Republicans’ budget and Medicaid cuts)

• NEW! A MedCity News op-ed mentions Families USA’s September 2024 community health workers report - Empowering Community Health Workers: The Unsung Heroes Transforming Healthcare 

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 Amicus Brief: Families USA Joins Public Citizen Amicus Brief to Defend Cost-Free Preventive Services
• Families USA Fact Sheet: Lay of the Land: Primary Care, Provider Payments and What’s Next
• 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

Health Coverage

• Families USA Fact Sheet: Medicaid Work Reporting Requirements: Bureaucratic Burdens That Threaten Working Families, Providers and Local Economies
• Families USA Video: Ensuring Accountability: A New Era in Medicaid Managed Care Oversight
• 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

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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