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Dear Health Advocates,

We are excited to see the progress that Senate Democrats have made in recent days on their budget reconciliation legislation, called the Inflation Reduction Act. There are a number of health policy priorities that we have been fighting for a long time to achieve in this legislation, including prescription drug reform and a three-year extension of APTCs. Once this bill is law, we will keep fighting to ensure the millions of Americans in the Medicaid coverage gap get the care they need to live their healthiest lives.

Please see below resources and events for your health care advocacy.


** Action Items
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* Advance Premium Tax Credit (APTC) Advocacy: Please take advantage of the resources below to restate this policy provision's importance for the reconciliation package
+ Sample APTC Paper News Release Template for State Advocates ([link removed])
+ APTC Paper Social Media Template ([link removed])
+ Families USA Issue Brief: Unless Congress Acts, Health Care Costs Will Soon Skyrocket for People Who Buy Their Own Insurance ([link removed])
* National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC): Sample CRA Comment Letter for Health Stakeholders ([link removed]) due August 5
+ NCRC Article: What's in the Community Reinvestment Act Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Healthcare? ([link removed])




** Upcoming Events and Opportunities
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* NEW! National Patient Advocate Foundation webinar: Unifying the Field: Navigating Patients to Financial and Social Supports ([link removed]) on August 3, 12:00-1:00EST
* Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute and Families USA workshop: Communicating Your Research to Maximize Impact ([link removed]) in Washington, DC
+ Register by August 1
* National Academy for State Health Policy's annual conference: Forecast for State Health Policy ([link removed])
+ Register by August 12 for early bird rates
* Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: Advancing Health Equity (AHE) Learning Collaborative ([link removed])
+ Applications are due by September 23


** Resources for Your Health Advocacy
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* Reproductive Health and Abortion
+ National Partnership for Women & Families Issue Brief: State Abortion Bans Could Harm Nearly 15 Million Women of Color ([link removed])
+ Guttmacher Institute Interactive Map: US Abortion Policies and Access After Roe ([link removed])
+ INeedAnA.com ([link removed]) : 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 ([link removed]) : a free, confidential source for legal advice and information about abortion
o Visit their website ([link removed]) or call 844-868-2812
+ M+A Hotline ([link removed]) : a confidential, private, and secure phone and text hotline for people in need of support for self-managed miscarriage or abortion
+ Keep Our Clinics ([link removed]) : Support independent community providers who provide the majority of abortion care in the US
+ Donate to Abortion Funds ([link removed]) (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
* Behavioral Health
+ Families USA Advocacy Guide: Peer Supports in Behavioral Health Care: A 2022 Resource Guide for Advocates ([link removed])
* Prescription Drug Pricing
+ Patients for Affordance Drugs report: Ten Reasons Why We Need to Lower Drug Prices Now ([link removed])
+ Families USA Issue Brief: Making Ends Meet: Reducing Costs at the Pharmacy Counter Will Help Americans Survive Inflation ([link removed])
+ Families USA Statement: Senate Needs to Get Prescription Drug Reform Over the Finish Line ([link removed])
* Health Care Value
+ Consumers First: Comment Letter to Federal Government on the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule ([link removed])
+ Families USA Paper: Our Health Care System Has Lost Its Way ([link removed])
* Health Equity
+ Families USA Analysis: Community Voice and Equitable Policymaking in the United States: Lessons from Covid-19 Vaccine Distribution ([link removed])
* Medicaid
+ Families USA, Community Catalyst, United States of Care, and UnidosUS Webinar Recording: Reflections with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services: The Past, Present, and Future ([link removed])
+ Families USA Sign-On Letter: Stakeholders Submit Letter to Democratic Congressional Leadership on Health Coverage Priorities ([link removed])
+ Families USA Case Study: Strategies for States to Maximize Medicaid Ex Parte Renewals and Limit Coverage Losses ([link removed])
* Oral Health
+ Families USA Insights Column: Time for Medicare to Cover Our Entire Body ([link removed])
+ Families USA Fact Sheet: The Time is Now for Administrative Action to Improve Medicare Dental Coverage ([link removed])
+ Families USA Comment: Medicare Oral Health Coalition Applauds CMS' Inclusion of "Medically Necessary" Dental in Proposed 2023 MPFS ([link removed])
+ "Dear Colleague" Letters to CMS on Medically Necessary Dental Coverage from House Representatives ([link removed]) and from Senators ([link removed])


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Job Postings
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* Duke University, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health
+ Project Planner ([link removed])
* Families USA:
+ Manager of Events & Partner Mobilization ([link removed])
+ Strategic Partnerships Campaign Manager ([link removed])
+ Director of Medicaid Initiatives ([link removed])
+ Director of Private Coverage ([link removed])
+ Senior Policy Analyst ([link removed])

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,

Sophia Rodriguez-Bell
Strategic Partnerships Intern

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