Upcoming Events and Opportunities

• Families USA Health Action Conference, January 26-28, 2023: Register HERE
• 2023 Health Insurance Marketplace Open Enrollment Period Stakeholder Webinars: Register HERE
• Center for the Study of Social Policy Webinar: Beyond Temporary Relief for Families: Lessons from ARPA's Investments in Child Care & the Child Tax Credit, November 10 at 3pm ET
• March for Moms Workshop: 2022 Enhancing Community Resilience to Improve Maternal Health, November 18 at 10am-4pm ET

Action Items

• CMS Comment Period: Streamlining the Medicaid, Children's Health Insurance Program, and Basic Health Program Application, Eligibility Determination, Enrollment, and Renewal Processes, comment until 5pm ET 11/7

Resources for Your Health Advocacy

• Oral Health
  • NEW! Families USA Comment: Medicare Oral Health Coalition Applauds "Medically Necessary" Dental Coverage in Final 2023 MPFS
  • CareQuest Institute for Oral Health: Medicaid Adult Dental Coverage Checker
• Health Equity
  • NEW! Families USA Advocacy Guide: Opportunities for Whole Health Promotion: Research and Examples
• Medicaid
  • NEW! Families USA Webinar Recording: Not a Moment to Lose: Critical Changes States Should Implement to Prevent Medicaid Coverage Losses
  • Families USA Fact Sheet: Not a Moment to Lose: Critical Changes States Should Implement to Prevent Medicaid Coverage Losses
• Private Coverage
  • Young Invincibles Toolkit: Open Enrollment 2023
  • Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) Analysis: Ahead of Open Enrollment, Millions Poised to Benefit From Extended Tax Credits, Administrative Improvements
• Reproductive Health and Abortion
  • National Immigration Law Center (NILC) Resource: Know Your Rights on Abortion Access for Immigrants
    • NEW! Social Media Toolkit: Immigrant Access to Abortion
  • Guttmacher Institute Interactive Map: US Abortion Policies and Access After Roe
  • 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 about abortion
  • 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
• Health Care Value
  • Families USA Report: When What Is Right Is Also Popular: The Case for Person-Focused Care Through Payment Reform
  • Families USA’s Center for Affordable Whole Person Care Policy Agenda
  • Families USA Analysis: Focus on Affordability: How States Can Build on the Inflation Reduction Act to Lower Prescription Drug Costs