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Dear Health Advocates,
House leadership pushed back their timeline for key committee markups on the budget package, including in the House Energy and Commerce Committee. The markup is now scheduled for the week of May 12th , when Republicans will outline the specific cuts they will pursue in Medicaid to achieve their $880 billion goal. We expect to see the policy proposals that the Committee will consider released in the hours leading up to the markup. The House Agricultural Committee, which has jurisdiction over SNAP, is now also scheduled to meet next week.
Speaker Johnson's goal remains to have the House vote on a reconciliation bill by Memorial Day. As of now, we do not expect there to be a parallel Senate process to the House process; according to staff, Congressional Republicans are working behind the scenes to agree on a package. Some key Republicans are still drawing a hard line against massive cuts to the program, and it is important that we keep up the pressure.
Families USA and our partners have numerous ways for you to engage as we approach these key dates, including this week as we continue our push back against any and all Medicaid cuts. This includes new Defend Medicaid Days of Action [[link removed]] today and tomorrow, May 6 and 7. Caring Across Generations and other prominent disability advocates are hosting a 24-hour Protect Medicaid Vigil [[link removed]] between Wednesday, May 7 at 1 PM and Thursday, May 8 at 1 PM. The event will consist of two bookend rallies to start and end the program, with 20+ hours of telling the stories of those who would be most affected by any cuts to the Medicaid program.
* Health Action Resource List
* * As a reminder, Families USA's Health Action Resources List can be found on our website, where we compile resources from our partners for all of you to access in one place. You can find that page here [[link removed]] .


* Defending Medicaid Landing Page * Families USA recently launched our new Defending Medicaid landing page [[link removed]] ! You can find district fact sheets, state-specific resources, and any other resources you may need for your advocacy in protecting and defending Medicaid.


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* NEW! Day of Action: Please join [[link removed]] national health advocates for Defend Medicaid Days of Action from May 6 - May 7 to tell Republican members of Congress: Hands Off Medicaid! Families USA, NHeLP, Community Catalyst, SEIU, and others.
* NEW! Storytelling Campaign: Families USA and national partners have joined together to launch a new campaign called "My Health Care Story" [[link removed]] to showcase personal stories of Americans who would be impacted by devastating cuts to Medicaid and the U.S. health care system if Republicans follow through on efforts to pass budget cuts in order to give tax breaks to billionaires and big corporations. Families USA, Center for American Progress, Protect Our Care, Community Catalyst, and MomsRising.
* NEW! Sign Up for a Phone Bank * People's Action Institute is running phone banks into key House E&C committee member John James' Congressional district (MI-10) multiple times this month. You can find more details and sign up to participate here [[link removed]] .
* SEIU is making calls into districts to ask constituents to call their congressmember to send a loud and clear message: ANY cuts to Medicaid would take healthcare from millions and put our communities at risk. You can find more details and sign up to participate here [[link removed]] .


* 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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* NEW! Insights Blog: As Medicaid Popularity Soars, State Legislatures Try to Undermine the Program in Secret [[link removed]] , Families USA.
* NEW! Press Release: President Trump’s Proposed Budget is an Extreme and Draconian Plan that Will Hurt Families Across America, [[link removed]] Families USA.
* NEW! Insights Blog: 100 Days of Harm to Health Coverage and Care [[link removed]] , Families USA
* NEW! Memo: GOP Medicaid Cuts: A Recipe for Medical Debt Disaster [[link removed]] , Third Way
* NEW! Memo: Medicaid Cuts Would Squeeze Private Health Coverage [[link removed]] , Third Way
* NEW! Article: ‘Limit Save Grow’ Medicaid Work Mandate Legislation: The Worst Way To Operationalize A Bad Policy [[link removed]] , Health Affairs.
* NEW! Report: Repro Red Flags: Trump's First 100 Days [[link removed]] , The Center for Reproductive Rights
* NEW! Impact Brief: First 100 Days [[link removed]] , Fenway Institute
* NEW! Resource: Article and State Data Table on Medicaid cuts to elderly and disabled Americans [[link removed]] , Milken Institute
* NEW! Fact Sheet: Medicaid Matters to America [[link removed]] . Modern Medicaid Alliance.
* NEW! Blog Post: Medicaid Cuts Come Into Focus: Millions Stand to Lose Health Care [[link removed]] , CLASP
* NEW! Report: Medicaid Financing: Dangers of Block Grants and Per Capita Caps Summary and Full Report [[link removed]] , CLASP
* NEW! Comment: Families USA and Public Citizen Lead 37 Organizations Representing Consumers, Patients, Providers, and Unions to Oppose the Ensuring Pathways to Innovative Cures (EPIC) Act of 2025 [[link removed]] , Families USA
* Video: 90 Seconds or Less Policy Explainers. [[link removed]] Families USA.
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* Tomorrow! Protect Medicaid Vigil: Please join Caring Across Generations and other disability advocates as they hold a 24 hour vigil on the National Mall. The vigil will take place from May 7 1:00 PM ET to May 8 1:00 PM ET. Rallies will begin and end the event, with the rest of the time focused on the stories of those who would be most affected by cuts to Medicaid. You can find more information here [[link removed]] .
* Tomorrow! 100 Voices, 100 Reasons: Please join the Center for Popular Democracy as it hosts another DC event focused on lifting up stories of 100 Americans most affected by any cuts to the Medicaid program. You can find more information, including venue and time, here [[link removed]] .
* This Week! Mother's Day Event: Join MomsRising for a special Mother's Day rallying cry urging our elected leaders to put families over billionaires by protecting programs that allow parents to go to work, kids to thrive, and people to contribute to their communities like high-quality child care, Head Start, Medicaid, SNAP, and more! Register here [[link removed]] .
* Next Week! Big Tent Call: Biweekly Big Tent Meeting [[email protected]] [[link removed]] [[link removed]] , Occurs every other Tuesday; Next week'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 23 at 9:30 AM ET.
* Shared Advocacy Calendar: Coalition on Human Needs. Check out weeks of action and upcoming events!
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National Resources
* Blog: New Poll: Voters Overwhelmingly Oppose Cutting Medicaid to Pay for Tax Cuts – An Unpopular Move with Swing Voters, Republican Base [[link removed]] , Modern Medicaid Alliance.
* Insights Blog: The Latest Trump Executive Order and the Reality of Prescription Drug Prices: Actions Speak Louder than Words [[link removed]] , Families USA.


State Resources
* State Research: How Work Requirements Would Affect Medicaid Coverage in Each Expansion State [[link removed]] , Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
* State Maps and Commentary: States in the Bull’s-Eye of Medicaid Cuts [[link removed]] , The Century Foundation.
* Toolkit: Analyzing the Impact of Potential Medicaid Cuts: A Toolkit for States [[link removed]] , State Health and Value Strategies.
* Fact Sheets: Medicaid Mental Health Fact Sheets for All 50 States and DC [[link removed]] , NAMI.
* Fact Sheets: Medicaid and Its Role for Older Adults in All 50 States and DC [[link removed]] , AARP.
Medicaid Defense
* Article: Medicaid Work Reporting Requirements Under Consideration by Congress Put People with Disabilities, Cancer, and Those Impacted by the Opioid Crisis at Risk [[link removed]] , Georgetown Center for Children and Families.
* Fact Sheet: Fact Sheet: Republicans Are Working to Gut Medicaid, a Lifeline for People With Mental Health Conditions and Opioid Addiction [[link removed]] , Protect Our Care.


* 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.


* 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
* NEW! Press Release: Health Advocates Launch Campaign to Share Stories of Americans Impacted by Devastating Health Care Cuts [[link removed]] , Families USA.
* Press Release: Families USA Appoints Visionary Health Care Leader Chiquita Brooks-LaSure to its Board of Directors [[link removed]] , Families USA.


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Families USA
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