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Dear Health Advocates,
We have exciting news! Registration for Health Action Conference 2026 is officially OPEN. The conference will be held from January 22-23 here in Washington, DC at the Capital Hilton. Whether you're a HAC veteran or a first-timer, we hope you can join other dynamic health advocates from across the country at our annual convening where we will strengthen the movement for health and health care justice.
Find more details and register here [[link removed]?] . We also ask that you fill out our pre-conference survey [[link removed]] to help us make HAC even better for advocates like you!
August Recess
In national advocacy news, Congress has adjourned for their August recess. As we said last week, members of Congress will be in their districts all month, and it's our job (and yours) to remind them just how harmful their votes to cut health care in HR 1 are. You can use our email writing form [[link removed]] to hold your members accountable or thank them for voting against HR 1.
With the passage of HR 1, health care affordability will be more relevant than ever, and it's important that we continue advocating for consumers. That's why we're asking you to sign on [[link removed]] to our letter urging Congress to act without delay upon return in September to pass common sense well-vetted policy solutions that would address the healthcare affordability crisis.
We also invite you to join our administrative advocacy webinar on Wednesday, August 27, at 3pm ET , where we will discuss the proposed Trump administrative changes to hospital and physician payment that both advance important policy changes to rein in industry abuses and increase payment for primary care but also that repeal critical requirements to advance health equity, and opportunities to join federal comment letters. You can register to attend [[link removed]] here.
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* NEW! Sign On: Urge HHS Secretary RFK Jr. to Protect the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) [[link removed]] , Families USA. * Deadline: August 11


* NEW! Sign On: Urge Congress to Pass Pro-Consumer Reforms to Lower Health Care Costs [[link removed]] , Families USA. * Deadline: August 28


* NEW! ACTION ALERT: Tell Congress to Protect PrEP and Preventive Care from RFK Jr. [[link removed]?] , PrEP4All.
* Take Action: Send a letter [[link removed]] to your Senators and Representatives asking them to extend Enhanced Advanced Premium Tax Credits this year before they expire!
* Call to Action: Please join Families USA and Tell Your Members of Congress: Health Care Cuts Are Unacceptable: Email Writing Campaign [[link removed]]
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* NEW! Blog: New Federal Budget Law Spells Trouble for Patients with Insulin-Requiring Diabetes [[link removed]] , Georgetown CCF.
* NEW! Guide: New Law Limits Health Care & Food Aid for Immigrants [[link removed]] , NILC.
* NEW! Policy Brief: By the Numbers: Harmful Republican Megabill Favors the Wealthy and Leaves Millions of Working Families Behind [[link removed]] , CBPP.
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* THIS MONTH: Administrative Advocacy Webinar * Please join Families USA on Wednesday, August 27, at 3pm ET , where we will discuss the proposed Trump administrative changes to hospital and physician payment that both advance important policy changes to rein in industry abuses and increase payment for primary care but also that repeal critical requirements to advance health equity, and opportunities to join federal comment letters. You can register to attend here [[link removed]] .


* Advocates Meeting: Wednesday Advocates Meeting Zoom call [[link removed]] , Coalition on Human Needs hosting every Wednesday at 9:30 AM ET.
* Shared Advocacy Calendar: Coalition on Human Needs [[link removed]] . Check out weeks of action and upcoming events!
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National Resources
* Insights Blog: A Trillion Dollar Cut to Care: The Fight for Medicare and Medicaid [[link removed]] , Families USA.
* Fact Sheet: Federal Budget Reconciliation Law Implementation Timeline for Key Medicaid, Medicare, and Marketplace Provisions [[link removed]] , Families USA.
* Insights Blog: Timeline of Trump’s New Health Care Law: What You Need to Know [[link removed]] , Families USA.
* Blog: A Cut by Any Other Name: How “Strengthening” Asset Tests Hurts Medicaid [[link removed]] , NHeLP.
* Blog: Medicaid Work Requirements Will Take Away Coverage From Millions: State and Congressional District Estimates [[link removed]] , Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.


* Blog: What Does the 2025 Reconciliation Law (H.R. 1) Mean for Older Adults and People with Disabilities on Medicare? [[link removed]] Commonwealth Fund.


* Blog: States Pursuing Medicaid Work Requirement Waivers Must Make Changes: How the OBB Changed the Landscape for Medicaid Work Requirements [[link removed]] , Georgetown Center for Children and Families.
* Insights Blog: Not Just a Budget Cut: How 17 Million Lives Are Being Harmed by “One Big Beautiful Bill” [[link removed]] , Families USA.
* Insights Blog: Actions by Trump and Congress are Leading to Skyrocketing Insurance Premiums in 2026 [[link removed]] , Families USA.
* Report: Rural Hospital Revenue Could Drop by $87 Billion over 10 Years Because of the Reconciliation Bill and Expiring Enhanced Tax Credits [[link removed]] , Urban Institute.


* Insights Blog: Marketplace Final Rule Sets Major Hurdles to Coverage [[link removed]] , Families USA.


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* Video: 90 Seconds or Less Policy Explainers. [[link removed]] Families USA.


State Resources
* Comments: Families USA Submits Comments On Preserving Medicaid Funding for Vulnerable Populations — Closing a Health Care-Related Tax Loophole Proposed Rule [[link removed]] , Families USA.
* Comments: Families USA Submits Comments On the Iowa Health and Wellness Plan 1115 Demonstration Amendment [[link removed]] , Families USA.
* Report: How Medicaid and SNAP Cutbacks in the “One Big Beautiful Bill” Would Trigger Big and Bigger Job Losses Across States [[link removed]] , The Commonwealth Fund


* Fact Sheets: Congressional Medicaid Fact Sheets [[link removed]] , Families USA.
Medicaid Defense
* Sign On Letter Wrap Up: More t [[link removed]] han 85 National Organizations Urge Senate to Reject “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” Health Care Cuts and Prioritize Transparency, Rigor of Analysis, and Constituents’ Health Access (06/15/2025) [[link removed]] , Families USA.
* Analysis: Medicaid Expansion Reduces Maternal Mortality: Medicaid Cuts Would Be Deadly for Mothers and Babies [[link removed]] , Families USA.
* 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.


Other Resources
* Media Coverage of Families USA and State Partners Advocacy Work * Durango Herald (op-ed) - Rep. Jeff Hurd has turned his back on Colorado’s 3rd District [[link removed]]
* Maine Morning Star: Medicaid cuts could cost Maine hospitals $66 million a year, report finds [[link removed]]
* Charleston Gazette Mail: Already struggling WV hospitals brace for costly budget reconciliation law impacts [[link removed]]
* Argonaut, University of Idaho’s student newspaper - Idaho senators and representative signal support for Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” [[link removed]]




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