Resource Roundup

Dear Health Advocates,

Now is the time to make sure we are 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

• NEW! Oral Health Progress and Equity Network (OPEN) Sign On Letter to advance the Medicaid Dental Benefit Act of 2023, sign by 3/29
• 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

• Young Invincibles Webinar: Assister Outreach Strategies for Medicaid Unwinding, March 23 at 1pm ET
  
  • Register HERE

Resources For Your Health Advocacy

Health Coverage

• NEW! Families USA Webinar Recording: Survival Guide: Preparing For When Redeterminations Get Rough
• Center on Budget and Policy Priorities Paper: Congressional Republicans’ Budget Plans Are Likely to Cut Health Coverage
• Families USA Op-Ed: Beyond Medicare and Social Security: Cutting Medicaid after the pandemic would be political madness
• National Help Law Program Publication: 10 Issues for Advocates to Monitor During the Medicaid Continuous Coverage Unwinding
• Families USA Fact Sheet: Keeping Health Insurance Affordable in Illinois: Why We Need Robust Rate Review
• 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 Webinar Recording: Health Care Payment Reform: Working to Ensure our Health Care System Serves Families and Patients
• 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

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