Dear Health Advocates,

Happy new year! We hope you've had some time to recharge as we prepare for another year of health advocacy. This week is the final week of Open Enrollment, so please spread the word to help people get the health coverage they need! As a reminder, Families USA's Health Action Conference is coming up in a few weeks, 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 
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

Private Coverage

NEW! Families USA Insights Blog: Navigators Help Open The Door To Health Coverage During Open Enrollment
Georgetown Center on Health Insurance Reforms: Navigator Resource Guide
Young Invincibles Toolkit: Open Enrollment 2023

Health Care Value

NEW! Families USA Insights Blog: The No Surprises Act Faces Legal Threats. Here's Why You Should Care
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

Medicaid

NEW! Families USA Analysis: With Impending Funding Crises, Rural Hospitals Need a Medicaid Expansion Lifeboat to Stay Afloat
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 Fact Sheet: Not a Moment to Lose: Critical Changes States Should Implement to Prevent Medicaid Coverage Losses

Health Equity

Families USA Advocacy Guide: Opportunities for Whole Health Promotion: Research and Examples

Oral Health

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! 

Have a great week,

Kevin Han
Strategic Partnerships Associate


Families USA
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