Action Items

• 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 (Price increases on January 1)
  • NEW! Nominate someone for Health Justice Advocate of the Year! Fill out our survey HERE 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 by December 9

Upcoming Events and Opportunities

• Families USA Webinar: 2023 Landscape: Advancing Key Policies to Rein in Outrageous Health Care costs, December 7 at 3pm ET - Register HERE
• 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
  • 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

Resources for Your Health Advocacy

• 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
  • Families USA Insights Post on South Dakota Medicaid Expansion
  • Families USA and Community Catalyst Comment Letter on Streamlining Medicaid and CHIP Eligibility
  • Families USA Fact Sheet: Not a Moment to Lose: Critical Changes States Should Implement to Prevent Medicaid Coverage Losses
• Drug Pricing
  • NEW! Families USA Fact Sheet: Congress Should Lower Insulin Costs by Addressing Pricing Abuses in Addition to Capping Co-Pays
  • Families USA Analysis: Focus on Affordability: How States Can Build on the Inflation Reduction Act to Lower Prescription Drug Costs
• Health Care Value
  • Philanthropy News Digest Op-Ed by Frederick Isasi: Reforming the healthcare system itself to advance health equity
  • 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
• Private Coverage
  • Georgetown Center on Health Insurance Reforms: Navigator Resource Guide
  • Young Invincibles Toolkit: Open Enrollment 2023
• Oral Health
  • 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
  • Families USA Advocacy Guide: Opportunities for Whole Health Promotion: Research and Examples
• Reproductive Health and Abortion
  • National Immigration Law Center (NILC) Resource: Know Your Rights on Abortion Access for Immigrants
    • 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