Health Advocates,
 

As Congress begins to negotiate the final details of the reconciliation package, it's crucial that we keep up the fight for lower health costs and improved health equity! Check out the resources below to see how Families USA can support your advocacy. 
 

Upcoming Events

• Thursday30 - Make sure to head to Twitter with other advocates next week (10/28) from 12:00-12:30PM ET to #UniteForHealthCare and dial up the pressure on Congress to center health in the upcoming package! Find sample social posts in this toolkit, which we update and add to weekly. 
• Champions for Coverage Kickoff Event - Please join the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for the Champions for Coverage Kickoff Event on Monday, October 25, 2021 at 2:00 PM ET. If you are not yet a Champion for Coverage organization, join this event to learn more. RSVP here.

Resources for Your Advocacy 

• Digital Advocacy Toolkit: Get Build Back Better Passed
  • Use this guide to help you amplify major health priorities and urge Congress to pass the Build Back Better act. 
• Build Back Better: Messaging Guidance
  • Use this guide to talk about the health provisions in the upcoming reconciliation package in your state
• Families USA Report: What's at Stake for America's Families: Why Congress Must Go Big and Bold in Reconciliation to Improve Health and Health Care for Millions of People
• Home and Community Based Care Resources: Justice in Aging: Long Term Services and Support
• Economic Policy Institute: Cutting the reconciliation bill to $1.5 trillion would support nearly 2 million fewer jobs per year (includes state specific jobs data)
• Social Media Infographics: Oral Health Care is Too Expensive Without Medicare Coverage
• Insights Column: The Real Cost: The Unavoidable Prices of Prescription Drugs

Please reach out to any of us at Families USA to connect on our shared advocacy efforts. 

Have a great weekend,

Tiana Rodriguez
Strategic Partnerships Coordinator