Health Advocates, On Wednesday, the Biden administration extended the COVID-19 public health emergency, which will allow Americans to continue to receive free coronavirus tests, vaccines, and access to telehealth services for another three months. As we continue to push Congress, the Biden administration, and our state lawmakers to act on reforms that address health equity, prevent the Medicaid redetermination crisis, combat COVID-19, lower prescription drug costs, and much more, it's crucial for us to keep speaking up and advocating for the best possible health care for all of America's families. Please find resources for your health care advocacy, as well as new events and opportunities to sign on to various comment letters, below.

Action Items

Families USA Redeterminations Letter - due TODAY 4/15 COB
FUSA Template Comment Language: Request for Information on Access to Care and Coverage for People Enrolled in Medicaid and CHIP - Comments due 4/18
National Immigration Law Center (NILC) Title 42 Sign On Letter - due by 4/22

Upcoming Events

NEW: Families USA Health Justice Now Webinar Series
- Vaccine Equity Webinar: Community Voice and Equitable Policymaking: Lessons Learned from COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution - 4/26 at 1pm ET
- Reproductive Justice Webinar: Abortion Laws: A Public Health Crisis (Part I) - 5/5 at 1pm ET (Closed to press)
- State Level Recommendations on Health Equity: Community Voices: How State Policymakers Can Advance Health Equity - 5/12 at 1pm ET

Resources for Your Health Advocacy

Medicaid Redeterminations
- FUSA Issue Brief: Medicaid Programs Should Protect Health Care for Millions of Families by Implementing a New Federal Option for SNAP-Based Electronic Renewal
- CMS Fact Sheet: Redetermination Guidance
- CMS Toolkit: Medicaid and CHIP Continuous Enrollment Unwinding
Health Equity
- Health Justice Now Webinar Series Part 1 Recording: Advancing Equity in 2022: Administrative Priorities and What's Next on the Legislative Landscape
- Community Voices: Recommendations to State Policymakers for Advancing Health Equity
- FUSA Fact Sheet: Advancing Equity in 2022: Federal Policy Priorities to Promote Health Equity and Health System Transformation
Hospital Pricing
- FUSA Insights Column: Hospital Consolidation - How Hospitals' Machinations Affect Real People
Prescription Drug Pricing
- FUSA Statement: Finance Hearing Statement For The Record on Addressing the High Cost of Prescription Drugs
COVID-19
- The White House Fact Sheet: Consequences of Lack of Funding for Efforts to Combat COVID-19 if Congress Does Not Act
- FUSA Insights Column: No One Knows A Community Better Than Those Who Live There: Leaders Who Stepped Up When Their Neighbors Needed Them Most
- FUSA Digital Toolkit: COVID-19 Related Resources

Thank you for your tireless advocacy as we continue fighting for the best health care for all of America's families. Please reach out to any of us at Families USA to connect on our shared advocacy efforts, or to let us know what you’d like featured in upcoming Resource Roundups! Have a great weekend, Rachel Riley Strategic Partnerships Intern

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