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Dear Health Advocates,

As Congress returns from recess, the midterm elections are coming up, and state legislative sessions are around the corner, please see more resources and events below for your health care advocacy.


** Action Items
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* NEW! Join the Consumers First coalition and comment on critical payment and delivery reforms in the Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) ([link removed]) (due COB September 12)


** Upcoming Events and Opportunities
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* NEW! Families USA Health Justice Now Webinar: Effective Use of Peer Supports in Behavioral Health Care and Crisis Intervention ([link removed]) , September 12 at 3pm ET
* NEW! Alliance for Fair Health Pricing Virtual Launch Event ([link removed]) , September 21 at 1pm ET
* NEW! South Dakota Love Your Neighbor Tour ([link removed]) , a state-wide tour focused on informing voters about the need to expand Medicaid in South Dakota (September 20- September 24)
* Hamkae Center September Healing Circles to Process Anti-Asian Violence ([link removed])
* National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP)'s annual conference: Forecast for State Health Policy ([link removed]) (September 12-14)
* Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States: 2022 Sex Ed on the Hill Convening ([link removed]) (September 20-21)
+ Register now ([link removed]) , since space is limited!
+ Read their fact sheet on the Real Education and Access for Healthy Youth Act ([link removed])
* Community Catalyst's virtual convening: Anchoring Race Equity and Advancing Health Justice ([link removed]) (September 20-22)
+ Register by September 10
* 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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* Health Equity
+ NEW! Families USA White Paper: A Hard Day's Work: Promoting Sustainable Financing for Community Health Workers ([link removed])
+ National Health Law Program's 1557 comment post: Stop Discrimination in Health Care! ([link removed])
+ Families USA Analysis: Community Voice and Equitable Policymaking in the United States: Lessons from Covid-19 Vaccine Distribution ([link removed])
* Health Care Value
+ NEW! Consumers First Comment Letter to CMS regarding CY 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule ([link removed])
+ Families USA Comment Letter: Request for Information on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Initiative to Strengthen Primary Health Care ([link removed])
+ 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])
* Oral Health
+ NEW! Families USA Comment: Comments on "Medically Necessary" Dental Coverage in Proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule ([link removed])
+ CareQuest Institute for Oral Health: Medicaid Adult Dental Coverage Checker ([link removed])
+ 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])
* Medicaid
+ NEW! Families USA Fact Sheet: Not a Moment to Lose: ([link removed]) Critical Changes States Should Implement to Prevent Medicaid Coverage ([link removed]) Losses ([link removed])
* Surprise Medical Bills
+ Families USA Statement: Biden Administration’s Actions Will Protect Millions Of Families From Financial Ruin When Seeking Medical Care ([link removed])
+ Families USA No Surprises Act Twitter Space Recording ([link removed])
+ Families USA Fact Sheet: New Protections from Unexpected Medical Bills: What You Need to Know About the No Surprises Act ([link removed])
o Spanish version: Nuevas protecciones contra facturas médicas inesperadas: Lo que necesita saber sobre la Ley Sin Sopresas ([link removed])
* Inflation Reduction Act
+ Families USA's Insights Column: What the "Inflation Reduction Act" Means for Our Health ([link removed])
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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])

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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