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Dear Health Advocates,
The government shutdown is now in its fourth week and Congress still hasn’t acted to make the enhanced premium tax credits permanent, even with the beginning of Marketplace open enrollment looming on November 1. As we move closer to OE, we need to continue to put pressure on Congress to act now to lower health care costs . For more resources and ways to stay engaged, see our Lower Health Care Costs campaign page [[link removed]] .
Healthcare Heist: National Week of Action
Families USA is joining with the Economic Security Project and other national partners to sponsor a week of action from October 29 - November 5.
Republicans in Congress have made healthcare cuts that will devastate working families, small businesses, and young adults—hitting hardest when open enrollment starts November 1 and most people on the Affordable Care Act hear about premium spikes for the first time. The National Week of Action is a moment to tell the story of these harmful cuts, including more than $1 trillion in cuts to Medicaid, Medicare, and the ACA, and point to who is responsible for this pain. Without the tax credits, millions will be forced to pay nearly double for coverage or lose coverage entirely.
We have a critical window to act together. While the possibility of a legislative extension of the premium tax credits exists, this is a campaign to win the public narrative on the tax bill—on what’s in it, who benefits, and who is harmed. Find more info here [[link removed]] .
Health Action Conference
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! Insights Blog: Smoke and Mirrors vs. Policy and Meaningful Change: What’s Real and What’s Political Theater in the Fight for Lower Prescription Drug Prices [[link removed]] , Families USA.
* NEW! Comment Letter: Families USA and 153 Organizations Send Letter to Congress to Permanently Extend Enhanced Premium Tax Credits [[link removed]] , Families USA.
* NEW! Comment Letter: Families USA Submits Letter of Gratitude to Alabama Governor Kay Ivey for Expanding Access to Continuous Glucose Monitors [[link removed]] , Families USA.
* NEW! Insights Blog: Sowing Distrust and Dismantling Science: Escalating Threats to Vaccine Access [[link removed]] , Families USA.
* UPDATED! Fact Sheet : The Importance of Premium Tax Credits: Affording Health Insurance Coast to Coast [[link removed]] [[link removed]] , Families USA.
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* NEXT MONTH! Rally for the Public's Health * Please join the American Public Health Association and partners on the National Mall on Wednesday, Nov. 5 from 2:30-4 p.m. to rally for critical public health issues and initiatives. Whether you’re visiting Washington, D.C. for the Annual Meeting or you are a local public health advocate, this rally is for you. Join us, foster your network of public health peers and speak up for public health! Find more information 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: What the Government Shutdown Debate is Really About: Health Care Tax Credits for Working Class Americans [[link removed]] , Families USA.


* Fact Sheet: Fact Checking Immigrants, Health Care, and the 2025 Tax and Budget Law [[link removed]] , Families USA.


* Insights Blog: Vulnerable, Working Class Americans will be Hardest Hit if Congress Lets Premium Tax Credits Expire [[link removed]] , Families USA.
* Report: TANF Is a Vital Resource for People Facing Hardship but Needs to Reach More Families [[link removed]] , CBPP.


* 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
* * New Hampshire Bulletin: Shaheen says ‘nothing official is happening’ to end shutdown as workforce, SNAP concerns mount • New Hampshire Bulletin [[link removed]]
* News Center Maine (coverage of Health Care for Maine’s annual conference) – While Mainers face rising health care costs, leaders gather to find solutions [[link removed]]
* WyoFile (nonprofit news organization covering Wyoming)– Wyomingites brace for spiking health insurance prices as marketplace changes loom. [[link removed]]
* Daily Yonder (national nonprofit news organization covering rural America) - ‘You’re Going to See Very Severe Things and Dangerous Things’: Medicaid Cuts in Rural Idaho. [[link removed]]


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Nate Keller
Senior Associate, Organizing and Mobilization
Families USA
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