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 
• MomsRising Petition: Urge Congress to support critical funding for maternal mental health! 

Upcoming Events and Opportunities

•  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.
• March For Moms: Parents on the Pier: Advancing Justice for All on June 5

Resources for Your Health Advocacy 

• Health Equity
  • NEW FUSA Health Justice Now Webinar Series Part 5 Recording: A Conversation With AAPI Health Advocates 
  • NEW APIAHF Toolkit: Combat Hate Crime Resources
  • FUSA Fact Sheet: What Children and Families Need From The 117th Congress - Policy Recommendations to Improve Their Health and Wellbeing
  • FUSA Health Justice Now Webinar Series Part 4 Recording: Community Voices: How State Policymakers Can Advance Health Equity
  • FUSA Issue Brief: Community Voices: Recommendations to State Policymakers for Advancing Health Equity
• Medicaid
  • Protecting Immigrant Families: LIFT the BAR Act Toolkit
  • FUSA Comment Letter: Stakeholders Submit Letter to Democratic Congressional Leadership on Health Coverage Priorities

  • FUSA Case Study: Strategies for States to Maximize Medicaid Ex Parte Renewals and Limit Coverage Losses

  • FUSA Issue Brief: Medicaid Programs Should Protect Health Care for Millions of Families by Implementing a New Federal Option for SNAP-Based Electronic Renewal
  • Medicaid.gov: Letter from Secretary Becerra and CMS Administrator Brooks-LaSure to Governors regarding unwinding
• Affordable Care Act (ACA)

  • FUSA Issue Brief: Unless Congress Acts, Health Care Costs Will Soon Skyrocket for People Who Buy Their Own Insurance  

    • Sample APTC Paper News Release Template For State Advocates 
    • APTC Paper Social Media Template
  • Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) Report: For ACA Enrollees, How Much Premiums Rise Next Year is Mostly up to Congress
• 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.

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