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Dear Health Advocates,
Last week, the Senate passed their version of the budget blueprint, which details different reconciliation instructions for the House and Senate committees. The new budget plan combines the House GOP’s original framework of $1.5 trillion in spending cuts with the bare-bones Senate plan, which guarantees only $4 billion in spending cut targets and more room for tax cuts that aren’t fully paid for.
Now, Senate and House Republicans need to identify and negotiate their proposed cuts. They must determine how to meet conservatives' demands for deep spending cuts while retaining moderates' support, even as potential benefit cuts cause heartburn. Although the House approved the Senate resolution text with a vote of 216-214 last Thursday, two Republicans (Reps. Victoria Spartz and Thomas Massie) voted no. To move forward, Republicans must conference and vote again on a budget reconciliation package.
Congress is away for their two-week April recess this week, and will not return until Monday, April 28. These next two weeks are CRUCIAL in our advocacy efforts to protect and defend Medicaid from these potentially disastrous cuts. May 9 has been set as the ambitious target date for committees to finish their markups, with House Energy and Commerce Committee potentially meeting as early as May 5 to begin its work.
Families USA and our partners have a few ways for you to be active during this recess period to tell your members: No cuts to Medicaid!
* Send a letter: Tell Congress: Keep Medicaid Working. [[link removed]] Write to your representatives and urge them to say NO to Medicaid cuts. Association for Community Affiliated Plans (ACAP)
* Sign on letter: Tell the Senate Finance Committee and the House Energy & Commerce Committee to reject proposals that would destabilize primary care and the Medicaid funding [[link removed]] , Primary Care Collaborative
* Day of Action for Medicaid on April 17: Connect with Senate or House Democratic offices for in-district events!
* Health Action Resource List
* * Families USA recently published our Health Action Resources List on our website, in which we compile resources from our partners for all of you to access in one place. You can find that page here [[link removed]] .


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* Day of Action: Community Catalyst along with other partners are holding a Day of Action for Tax Day today, April 15. * Digital toolkit [[link removed]]
* Partner memo [[link removed]]
* Sign on letter: Tell Congress: NO Medicaid Cuts for Billionaire Tax Breaks [[link removed]]
* Blog: Why The Tax Code Matters for Our Health [[link removed]]


* Community Catalyst Sign On Letter: Sign On Coalition Letter to Congress about Medicaid and Medical Debt * Letter text [[link removed]]
* Sign on form [[link removed]]
* DEADLINE: Thursday, 4/17 EOD


* Email Writing Campaign: Tell Your Member of Congress - No Cuts to Medicaid! [[link removed]] Families USA
* Email Writing Campaign: Tell Congress: Reject Medicaid cuts that will pay for more tax cuts for the rich. [[link removed]] Coalition on Human Needs
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* Insights Blog: Work Reporting Requirements Don’t Work: An in-depth look as Idaho moves closer to adding costly red tape to Medicaid [[link removed]] Families USA
* Video: 90 Seconds or Less Policy Explainers. [[link removed]] Families USA [[link removed]]
* Press Release: Families USA Urges Senate to Reject Budget that Will Gut Medicaid and Rip Health Care Away from Millions of Americans [[link removed]] Families USA
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* Big Tent Call: Biweekly Big Tent Meeting [[email protected]] [[link removed]] [[link removed]] , Occurs every two weeks; Today's call at 4:30 PM ET, Families USA (email to join).
* Advocates Meeting: Wednesday Advocates Meeting Zoom call [[link removed]] , Coalition on Human Needs hosting on Wednesday, April 16 at 9:30 AM ET.
* Shared Advocacy Calendar: Coalition on Human Needs. Check out the April DC Week of Action starting on April 7!
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National Resources
* Resource Toolkit: Why Enhanced Premium Tax Credits Should Be Made Permanent. [[link removed]] Families USA
State Resources
* Publication: Medicaid Funding by State. [[link removed]] Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF)
* Social Media Template: Work Requirements Digital Toolkit [[link removed]] , Community Catalyst
Medicaid Defense
* Medicaid FMAP Fact Sheet: Medicaid Federal Funding: Cuts to Federal Share (“FMAP”) Hurt Families, Providers and State Economies [[link removed]] . Families USA
* Medicaid Provider Taxes Fact Sheet: Medicaid Provider Taxes: Restricting Them Threatens Hospitals, the Health Care System and State Economies [[link removed]] . Families USA
* Medicaid Work Requirements Fact Sheet: Medicaid Work Reporting Requirements: Bureaucratic Burdens That Threaten Working Families, Providers and Local Economies [[link removed]] . Families USA
Other Resources
* Insights Blog: The Seven Biggest Threats to the ACA as it Turns 15 [[link removed]] , Families USA [[link removed]]
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Have a great week,
Nate Keller
Partnerships Mobilization Associate
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