Resource Roundup

Dear Health Advocates,

In last week's State of the Union address, President Biden highlighted many of our health priorities including protecting Medicare and addressing health care affordability. Now is the time to make sure we are also lifting up the importance of Medicaid, particularly as we all prepare for the resumption of redeterminations this spring and the debt ceiling fight this summer. Please see more resources, events, and action items below:

Action Items

• Sign & Share Families USA's Petition Medicaid Should Cover our Whole Bodies: Mouths Included!
• CMS Proposed Rule: Coverage of Certain Preventive Services Under the Affordable Care Act. Comments due 4/3/2023.

Upcoming Events and Opportunities

• CMS Webinar: Medicaid and CHIP Continuous Enrollment Unwinding: What to Know and How to Prepare, A Partner Education Monthly Series

Resources For Your Health Advocacy

Health Coverage

• NEW! Families USA Fact Sheet: Keeping Health Insurance Affordable in Illinois: Why We Need Robust Rate Review
• Families USA Kathy And Jacob’s Story: Why We Need To Fill Gaps In Medicaid Dental Coverage
• Families USA and Shriver Center Report: How Illinois Can Make Health Insurance More Affordable
• Families USA Analysis: With Impending Funding Crises, Rural Hospitals Need a Medicaid Expansion Lifeboat to Stay Afloat
• Families USA Fact Sheet: Not a Moment to Lose: Critical Changes States Should Implement to Prevent Medicaid Coverage Losses

Health Care Value

• NEW! Families USA Report: What It Costs to Have a Baby in America: A State-by-State Analysis 
• Families USA Consumers First Letter To 118th Congress
• Families USA Report: Working Toward True Health Care Payment Reform to Ensure Our Health Care System Serves Families and Patients 
• Families USA Insights Blog: The No Surprises Act Faces Legal Threats. Here's Why You Should Care
• 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

Health Equity

• Families USA Protecting Access To Essential Reproductive Health Services Post-Dobbs

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

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