Health Advocates, This week, we come together in solidarity and with a renewed focus to advancing reproductive justice for all. As we continue to push Congress, the Biden administration, SCOTUS and our state lawmakers to protect reproductive rights, 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

Bansoff.org: Bans Off Our Bodies campaign from Planned Parenthood, a one stop shop to sign petitions, share toolkits with supporters, and find out more about upcoming rallies being planned for May 14.
MomsRising Petition: Urge Congress to support critical funding for maternal mental health!

Upcoming Events and Opportunities

NEW: Families USA Health Justice Now Webinar Series
- State Level Recommendations on Health Equity: Community Voices: How State Policymakers Can Advance Health Equity - Thurs, 5/12 at 1PM ET
- Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month: A Conversation with AAPI Advocates - Tues, 5/24 at 1PM ET
NEW: Apply for the 2022 Health Equity Academy Fellowship: Families USA is accepting applications for our next cohort of Health Equity Academy Fellows. Fellows will attend two half-day virtual trainings on June 28-29. Applications are due June 2. Learn more and Apply Here.

Resources for Your Health Advocacy

Reproductive Health and Abortion
- INeedAnA.com: Find a clinic - to find vetted, up to date, and personalized info on how to get an abortion ; no search or user data saved.
- ReproLegal Helpline: a free, confidential source for legal advice and information on self-managed abortion. Visit ReproLegalHelpline.org or call 844-868-2812.
- M+A Hotline: a confidential, private and secure phone and text hotline for people in need of support for self-managed miscarriage or abortion.
- Keep Our Clinics: Support independent community providers who provide the majority of abortion care in the US.
- Donate to Abortion Funds (and amplify calls for donations): A donation to the National Network of Abortion Funds brings abortion funds closer to a future where all people have access to abortion without shame or stigma. Please continue to amplify the Fund-A-Thon.
- CRR Decision Day Scenario Messaging: Messaging that ties into the three possible outcomes that could come from the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision
- All Above All Roe Toolkit: Roe toolkit contains the messaging and social media resources to support your communication and digital activities
- Liberate Abortion Reporter Do’s/Don’ts Guide
- Talking Points, LAC statement and Calls to Action
Medicaid
- FUSA Issue Brief: Strategies for Increasing COVID-19 Vaccination Rates and Improving Health Care Access Among Medicaid Enrollees
- FUSA Comment: Request for Information on Access to Care and Coverage for People Enrolled in Medicaid and CHIP
- FUSA Comment: Diverse Array of Stakeholders Submit Letter to CMS on 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
- CMS Press Release on Recent Rules and Equity Frameworks Releases
- CMS Framework for Health Equity
- FUSA Health Justice Now Webinar Series Part 2 Recording: Community Voice and Equitable Policymaking
- FUSA Insights Column: Changing the World Around You- Fighting for Equity in Birthing Care with Dr. Twylla Dillion
- FUSA Issue Brief: What We Have Learned from Community Health Workers Throughout the Pandemic: Recommendations for Policymakers
- FUSA Health Justice Now Webinar Series Part 1 Recording: Advancing Equity in 2022: Administrative Priorities and What's Next on the Legislative Landscape
- FUSA Issue Brief: 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

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, Kevin Han Strategic Partnerships Associate

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