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Dear Health Advocates,
Congress is back this week and has until the end of the day today to pass a funding bill and avert a government shutdown. House Republicans passed a continuing resolution (a CR), which would fund the government for seven weeks, until November 20.
Families USA Executive Director Anthony Wright released a statement [[link removed]] this morning in which he said, "With their premiums notices in the next few weeks, consumers are about to get a sticker shock of such size that millions of Americans will fall off coverage. Putting aside the politics of a shutdown, Congress now needs to pass a permanent extension of the enhanced tax credits, period."
Leadership from the House and Senate (Thune, Johnson, Jeffries, Schumer) are in DC this week and met with President Trump yesterday. No agreement materialized as a result, and Democratic leadership seem poised to hold the line on premium tax credits.
Now more than ever, it's important [[link removed]] we continue to call on leadership in both parties to come together and extend the premium tax credits. Kicking this can down the road toward November will only tighten the timeline to pass an extension, and by then, many Americans will already be enrolled in their new plans or ineligible for these credits. Join us in sending a message to your member [[link removed]] TODAY to tell Congress: Extend the tax credits and lower health care costs now.
Health Action Conference
We also want to remind you that registration for Health Action Conference 2026 is 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 to strengthen the movement for health and health care justice.
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* Take Action: Send an email [[link removed]] to your Senators and Representatives asking them to prioritize affordability in the budget bill!
* Petition: Sign [[link removed]] the petition to [[link removed]] stop the attacks on the Title X Family Planning Program [[link removed]] , Power to Decide.
* 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! Fact Sheet : The Importance of Premium Tax Credits: Affording Health Insurance Coast to Coast [[link removed]] [[link removed]] , Families USA.
* NEW! Insights Blog: Behind the Numbers: The Real Americans who will be Hardest Hit if Congress Lets Premium Tax Credits Expire [[link removed]] , Families USA.
* NEW! Insights Blog: Vulnerable, Working Class Americans will be Hardest Hit if Congress Lets Premium Tax Credits Expire [[link removed]] , Families USA.
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* TONIGHT! Health Care Over Billionaires Rally * Join Fair Share America and other national partners, including Families USA, for a rally to hear from elected leaders and people across the country about the real human cost of the Republican tax and budget agenda tonight (September 30 at 6 PM ET) outside the Capitol building. Find more details 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
* Article: What the Trump Administration, RFK Jr., and the MAHA Report Got Wrong About Improving Children’s Health [[link removed]] , Center for American Progress.
* Press Release: New Data Shows Need for Immediate Action from Congress to Extend Enhanced Premium Tax Credits [[link removed]] , Families USA.
* Insights Blog: Secretary Kennedy’s Broken Promises and the Impact on Americans’ Health [[link removed]] , Families USA.
* Webinar Recording: Priorities in 2026 MPFS and OPPS Proposed Rules [[link removed]] , Families USA.


* Insights Blog: Planned Parenthood: Still Essential, Still Under Threat [[link removed]] , Families USA.
* Fact Sheet: What’s Next for CMMI? Promise and Peril in the Latest Strategic Direction [[link removed]] , Families USA.
* 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.


* Insights Blog: Actions by Trump and Congress are Leading to Skyrocketing Insurance Premiums in 2026 [[link removed]] , Families USA.
* Video: 90 Seconds or Less Policy Explainers. [[link removed]] Families USA.


State Resources
* Interactive Map: Tracking State Preparation for the Rural Health Transformation Program [[link removed]] , State Health & Value Strategies.
* Article: The One Big Beautiful Bill Act Will Increase the Number of Americans Without Health Coverage in Every State and Congressional District, [[link removed]] Center for American Progress.
* One Pager: Protecting People with Substance Use Disorders and Formerly Incarcerated Individuals from Losing Medicaid Coverage: Recommendations on Implementing the H.R. 1 Work Reporting Requirements [[link removed]] , Legal Action Center.
* Comments: Families USA Submits Comments On South Carolina’s Proposed Medicaid 1115 Demonstration Waiver [[link removed]] , Families USA.


* 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 * West Virginia Watch - Make no mistake: Capito Care makes life-changing cuts to Medicaid [[link removed]]
* New Hampshire Bulletin - Health care tax credits used by 50,000 in NH are expiring. Shaheen wants to make them permanent [[link removed]]
* New Hampshire Bulletin - Commentary - [[link removed]] Granite Staters face premium shock without congressional action [[link removed]]


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Have a great week,
Nate Keller
Senior Associate, Organizing and Mobilization
Families USA
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