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Dear Health Advocates,

As we enter the last month of 2022, we hope you are well and stay safe during this season. We also will continue to push Congress to deliver on key provisions in an End of Year spending package, and look forward to working with all of you in the next couple of weeks. Please see resources, events, and action items below:


** Action Items
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* NEW! Maternal Mental Health Sign-On Letter, sign by 5pm ET TODAY December 5
* Families USA Health Action Conference, January 26-28, 2023: Register HERE ([link removed]) (Price increases on January 1)
+ NEW! Nominate someone for Health Justice Advocate of the Year! Fill out our survey HERE ([link removed]) by 5pm ET December 9
+ NEW! Health Action Conference Partner Proposals are open. If you'd like to showcase your work at HAC, submit HERE ([link removed]) by December 9


** Upcoming Events and Opportunities
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Families USA Webinar: 2023 Landscape: Advancing Key Policies to Rein in Outrageous Health Care costs, December 7 at 3pm ET - Register HERE ([link removed])
* Families USA Webinar: Dismantling the Stigmas: Caring for survivors of domestic violence and addressing mental health in Latinx communities, December 8 at 3PM ET - Register HERE ([link removed])
+ En Español: Demoliendo los estigmas: Cuidar a los sobrevivientes de la violencia doméstica y abordar la salud mental en las comunidades latinas, 8 de diciembre, 3 a 4 p. m. ET
* 2023 Health Insurance Marketplace Open Enrollment Period Stakeholder Webinars: Register HERE ([link removed])


** Resources for Your Health Advocacy
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* Medicaid
+ Families USA Issue Brief: The Maternal Mortality Crisis in the United States Got Worse During the Pandemic: Congress Must Act to Save Mothers’ Lives ([link removed])
+ Families USA Insights Post on South Dakota Medicaid Expansion ([link removed])
+ Families USA and Community Catalyst Comment Letter on Streamlining Medicaid and CHIP Eligibility ([link removed])
+ 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])
* Drug Pricing
+ NEW! Families USA Fact Sheet: Congress Should Lower Insulin Costs by Addressing Pricing Abuses in Addition to Capping Co-Pays ([link removed])
+ Families USA Analysis: Focus on Affordability: ([link removed]) How States Can Build on the Inflation Reduction Act to Lower Prescription Drug ([link removed]) [link removed] ([link removed])
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Health Care Value
+ Philanthropy News Digest Op-Ed by Frederick Isasi: Reforming the healthcare system itself to advance health equity ([link removed])
+ Families USA Report: When What Is Right Is Also Popular: The Case for Person-Focused Care Through Payment Reform ([link removed])
+ Families USA’s Center for Affordable Whole Person Care Policy Agenda ([link removed])
* Private Coverage
+ Georgetown Center on Health Insurance Reforms: Navigator Resource Guide ([link removed])
+ Young Invincibles Toolkit: Open Enrollment 2023 ([link removed])
* Oral Health
+ Families USA Comment: Medicare Oral Health Coalition Applauds "Medically Necessary" Dental Coverage in Final 2023 MPFS ([link removed])
+ CareQuest Institute for Oral Health: Medicaid Adult Dental Coverage Checker ([link removed])
* Health Equity
+ Families USA Advocacy Guide: Opportunities for Whole Health Promotion: Research and Examples ([link removed])
* Reproductive Health and Abortion
+ National Immigration Law Center (NILC) Resource: Know Your Rights on Abortion Access for Immigrants ([link removed])
o Social Media Toolkit: Immigrant Access to Abortion ([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
+ 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

Thank you for your tireless advocacy as we continue fighting for the best health and health care for all of America's families. To connect on shared advocacy efforts or let us know what you would like featured in upcoming Resource Roundups, please respond to this email or reach out to any of us at Families USA!

Have a great week,

Kevin Han
Strategic Partnerships Associate

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