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Dear Health Advocates,
In yet another middle of the night meeting, on Sunday House Republicans moved a full budget bill out of the Budget Committee. While the version of the bill the committee passed will slash Medicaid, target the ACA marketplace, and strip coverage from more than 13.7 million Americans, some Republicans are pushing for deeper cuts to health care. Next up is the Rules Committee, which plans to begin markup of this bill tonight, starting at 1:00 AM ET, once again pushing historic and harmful cuts to Medicaid through the House in the dark of night.  

Speaker Johnson's goal remains to have the House vote on a final reconciliation bill by the end of this week, though opposition from hard-liners and conversations with Representatives focused on state and local taxes (SALT) could slow this process.

Families USA and our partners have numerous ways for you to get involved and make your voice heard this week, including:

New Report: Medicaid Expansion Reduces Maternal Mortality: Medicaid Cuts Would Be Deadly for Mothers and Babies, which shows that Medicaid coverage is critical to the health of moms and babies, and the states that have expanded Medicaid coverage to more people see lower maternal death rates than those that haven’t. The findings reinforce the urgent need to protect and strengthen Medicaid as a vital tool in promoting maternal health and preventing avoidable deaths.
Days of Action
Join Families USA, Community Catalyst, the National Health Law Program (NHeLP), Service Employees International Union (SEIU), and hundreds of national and state partners on Monday, May 19 - Wednesday, May 23 in speaking directly to Congress and tell them to keep their “Hands Off Medicaid.” Take action here!
Call In Day
Public Citizen and Americans for Tax Fairness: National Call-In Day to Sink the Reconciliation Bill - Tuesday, May 20
Phonebank
SEIU Medicaid Saves Lives: Make Calls to Stop Cuts!
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.
Defending Medicaid Landing Page
Families USA recently launched our new Defending Medicaid landing page! You can find district fact sheets, state-specific resources, and any other resources you may need for your advocacy in protecting and defending Medicaid.
* Days of Action * Join Families USA, Community Catalyst, the National Health Law Program (NHeLP), Service Employees International Union (SEIU), and hundreds of national and state partners on Monday, May 19 - Wednesday, May 23 in speaking directly to Congress and tell them to keep their “Hands Off Medicaid.” Take action here [[link removed]] !


* Call In Day * Public Citizen and Americans for Tax Fairness: National Call-In Day to Sink the Reconciliation Bill [[link removed]] - Tuesday, May 20 [[link removed]] [[link removed]]


* Phonebank * SEIU Medicaid Saves Lives: Make Calls to Stop Cuts! [[link removed]]


* 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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* 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! Press Release: Families USA Statement on GOP Budget Bill That Will Devastate American Health Care System [[link removed]] , Families USA.
* NEW! Insights Blog: Families USA’s Executive Director Anthony Wright Responds to Chairman Guthrie’s Medicaid Claims [[link removed]] , Families USA.
* NEW! Insights Blog: Advocates Stand Together to Defend Medicaid: Key Takeaways from the E&C Markup [[link removed]] , Families USA
* NEW! Budget Bill Breakdown: Breakdown and Analysis of House Reconciliation Legislation Impact on Immigrants [[link removed]] , NILC.
* NEW! Report: The House Reconciliation Bill Threatens Working Families and Our Democracy [[link removed]] , NILC.
* NEW! Research Report: Children under attack: How congressional assaults on health and food programs are endangering the youngest Americans [[link removed]] , UnidosUS, First Focus on Children, AFL-CIO.
* NEW! Report: Top 10 Reasons Why House Republicans’ Reconciliation Bill is Bad for Medicaid (and the ACA) [[link removed]] , NHeLP.
* NEW! Data and Polling: Here’s How to Fight Back Against the GOP Proposal to Gut Medicaid [[link removed]] , Data for Progress.
* NEW! Policy Brief: By the Numbers: House Bill Takes Health Coverage Away From Millions of People and Raises Families’ Health Care Costs [[link removed]] , CBPP.
* UPDATED: Budget Bill Breakdown: Section by section budget reconciliation breakdown [[link removed]] , Families USA.
* UPDATED: Bill Summary: Harmful Impacts of Proposed Energy and Commerce Committee Medicaid Cuts [[link removed]] , Families USA.
* Video: 90 Seconds or Less Policy Explainers. [[link removed]] Families USA.
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* Tomorrow! Rally to Stop the Billionaire Tax Scam: Join Families Over Billionaires on Wednesday, May 21 at 6:00 PM for a rally to speak out as the House attempts to pass this harmful and extreme budget reconciliation bill. Find more details 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]] .
* Advocates Meeting: Wednesday Advocates Meeting Zoom call [[link removed]] , Coalition on Human Needs hosting on Wednesday, May 21 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
* Fact Sheet: On the Chopping Block: How Medicaid Cuts Will Impact Mental Health [[link removed]] , CLASP.


* Article: The House Republican SNAP Cuts Would Take Food From Hungry Families [[link removed]] , Center for American Progress.
* Insights Blog: As Medicaid Popularity Soars, State Legislatures Try to Undermine the Program in Secret [[link removed]] , Families USA
State Resources
* Fact Sheet Graphics: Congressional Medicaid Fact Sheet Social Graphics [[link removed]] , Families USA.
* Fact Sheets: Congressional Medicaid Fact Sheets [[link removed]] , Families USA.
* Resource: Article and State Data Table on Medicaid cuts to elderly and disabled Americans [[link removed]] , Milken Institute


* 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
* Press Coverage * State media coverage of Families USA’s May 12 press call on the reconciliation bill text appeared in the following publications * NJ.com - Here’s how the proposed deep cuts to Medicaid would affect N.J. [[link removed]]
* Michigan Public Radio - Critics: House GOP budget plan’s Medicaid cuts will burden Michigan health system [[link removed]] .




* Press Release: Health Advocates Launch Campaign to Share Stories of Americans Impacted by Devastating Health Care Cuts [[link removed]] , Families USA.
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Have a great week,
Nate Keller
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Families USA
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