Resource Roundup

Dear Health Advocates,

Congratulations on all the hard work you've done this year. Together, we've enacted major health priorities in landmark legislation, made strides in improving health care in states, and assisted our communities in the ways we can. We also will continue to push Congress to deliver on key provisions in an End of Year spending package, for which you can find talking points below. As a reminder, Families USA's Health Action Conference is coming up next month, so please register and invite your friends! Please see more resources, events, and action items below:

Action Items

• Families USA Health Action Conference, January 26-28, 2023: Register HERE (Price increases on January 1)
• Families USA Share Your Story: Tell us about your experiences! We want to hear your stories about Open Enrollment, especially if you or your family are newly getting marketplace coverage because the family coverage offered by an employer is too expensive. More information HERE

Upcoming Events and Opportunities

• 2023 Health Insurance Marketplace Open Enrollment Period Stakeholder Webinars: Register HERE

Resources For Your Health Advocacy

Medicaid

• NEW! Families USA Talking Points: Including Health Provisions in the End Of Year Spending Package
• NEW! Families USA Comment Letter: Stakeholders Submit Letter to Congressional Leadership on End-of-Year Medicaid Priorities
• NEW! Families USA Issue Brief: Data Shows Fewer People Facing Barriers to Care as Insurance Coverage Reaches Historic Highs — Congress Must Act to Protect Millions of Americans From Losing Coverage
• 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 Fact Sheet: Not a Moment to Lose: Critical Changes States Should Implement to Prevent Medicaid Coverage Losses

Health Care Value

• Families USA Comment Letter: Consumers, Workers, Employers Back Administration to Keep Surprise Billing Protections Strong Amidst Threats
• Families USA Report: Do the Right Thing: Shifting Health Care Payment Systems to Value-Based Incentives to Achieve Health Equity and Promote Racial Justice 
• NASHP Updated Hospital Cost Tool
• 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

Health Equity

• Health Justice Now Webinar Recording: Caring for survivors of domestic violence and addressing mental health in Latino/Latinx communities
• Families USA Advocacy Guide: Opportunities for Whole Health Promotion: Research and Examples

Drug Pricing

• 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

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

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

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! We hope you have a safe and restful holiday season before the new year.

Have a great week,

Kevin Han
Strategic Partnerships Associate