Simon Marshall-Shah · [email protected]

November 6, 2025 at 3:40 PM

Health Action 2026: The Results Are In!

 Partners,  This week, American voters made it clear that health care affordability, much like the price of groceries and energy, is a key concern. Health care affordability — including policies that will bring prices down and strategies to mobilize people across the country to move policymakers to …

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  Mike Persley · [email protected]

November 5, 2025 at 5:00 PM

Exciting News in the final CY 2026 MPFS rule!

Hello partners,  We are excited to share that last Friday CMS released its Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) CY 2026 final rule, which puts in place important policy priorities that our collective organizations have been fighting for for many years, including through our Consumers First coaliti…

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  Jamie Stevenson · [email protected]

November 5, 2025 at 3:17 PM

New Premium Tax Credit Factsheets

The Importance of Premium Tax Credits: Affording Health Insurance Coast to Coast Dear Partners,  Currently, nearly 22 million people across the United States get help paying for their health coverage through premium tax credits, which are having a profound impact on the cost of coverage across the c…

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  Nate Keller · [email protected]

November 4, 2025 at 6:54 PM

Advocating as We Begin November — Still in a Shutdown

Dear Health Advocates,  We are into the 35th day of the government shutdown, matching the longest in history set during President Trump's first term. Both Democrats and Republicans remain dug-in, though discussions are in early stages on the Hill. Democrats continue to focus on the need to extend t…

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  Mike Persley · [email protected]

November 4, 2025 at 6:00 PM

Invitation to Families USA Poll Briefing: Health Care Costs Top Priority for Voters

Dear Partners,  Health care in this country is simply too expensive, and the problem is only getting worse. After an election in 2024 centered around affordability, including whether people can afford their health care, Congress has not delivered.  Families USA recently released a poll conducted by…

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  Jamie Stevenson · [email protected]

October 31, 2025 at 9:00 PM

Health Action 2026: Trick or Treat Yourself to HAC2026!

 Partners,  Happy Halloween! This Fall Families USA is proud to celebrate Halloween by bringing you top of the line content, expert speakers, and programming that reflects your feedback and priorities. We're grateful to everyone who has completed our feedback form and encourage you to submit your th…

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  Mike Persley · [email protected]

October 28, 2025 at 8:30 PM

Invitation to Families USA Poll Briefing: Health Care Costs Top Priority for Voters

Dear Partners,  Health care in this country is simply too expensive, and the problem is only getting worse. After an election in 2024 centered around affordability, including whether people can afford their health care, Congress has not delivered.  Last week, Families USA released a poll conducted …

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  Nate Keller · [email protected]

October 28, 2025 at 5:01 PM

An Update on Our Advocacy and Open Enrollment

Dear Health Advocates,  Open enrollment for Marketplace plans begins this Saturday, November 1, and Congress still hasn't extended the enhanced premium tax credits, which make coverage more affordable for millions of people. Across the board, Americans are seeing their health care costs increase thi…

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  Nate Keller · [email protected]

October 27, 2025 at 8:01 PM

Open Enrollment Starts Nov. 1: Resources for Your Advocacy

New Blog: Everything You Need to Know for Marketplace Open Enrollment This Year In the wake of Republican health care cuts, the Trump administration's changes to ACA Marketplace rules, and in the midst of the current debate about whether to extend tax credit enhancements that make coverage affordabl…

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  Mike Persley · [email protected]

October 21, 2025 at 6:00 PM

Families USA's newest Factsheet--Risk Adjustment 101: Protecting Access to High-Quality Health Care

Hello partners,  Families USA is excited to share our latest publication, Risk Adjustment 101: Protecting Access to High-Quality Health Care.  Over the past 10 years, value-based payment models have become a cornerstone of efforts to transform the U.S. health care system into a system that pays heal…

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  Nate Keller · [email protected]

October 21, 2025 at 4:01 PM

Keeping the Cost of Coverage in the Spotlight

Dear Health Advocates,  The government shutdown is now in its fourth week and Congress still hasn’t acted to make the enhanced premium tax credits permanent, even with the beginning of Marketplace open enrollment looming on November 1. As we move closer to OE, we need to continue to put pressure on …

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  Jamie Stevenson · [email protected]

October 20, 2025 at 1:02 PM

Health Action 2026: Early Bird Rate Ends Tonight

 Partners,  Today's the day! Early Bird Registration for the 2026 Health Action Conference closes at midnight ET, tonight. We extended this deadline once, but this is it - your final chance to lock in the lowest rate for the conference.   Click here to register. Plus, we're excited this year to giv…

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  Nate Keller · [email protected]

October 15, 2025 at 5:00 PM

Join Us for Our Week of Action to Lower Health Care Costs!

Hello partners,  With the government shut down and Congress at an impasse over whether to extend the enhanced premium tax credits, Families USA is circulating a new sign-on letter to Congressional leadership calling on them to permanently extend the enhanced tax credits without delay and without any…

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  Nate Keller · [email protected]

October 14, 2025 at 4:31 PM

Week of Action and an Important Message to Congress

Learn about the Week of Action to Lower Health Care Costs Now and other resources for your advocacy. Dear Health Advocates,  The government shutdown is in its third week and Congress still hasn’t acted to make the enhanced premium tax credits permanent, putting affordable health care for more than 2…

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  Nate Keller · [email protected]

October 10, 2025 at 5:45 PM

Join Us for Our Week of Action to Lower Health Care Costs!

Hello partners,  With the government shut down and Congress at an impasse over whether to extend the enhanced premium tax credits, Families USA is circulating a new sign-on letter to Congressional leadership calling on them to permanently extend the enhanced tax credits without delay and without any…

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  Nate Keller · [email protected]

October 7, 2025 at 6:00 PM

How We Can Advocate During the Shutdown

Dear Health Advocates,  The government shutdown is in its second week and Congress still hasn’t acted to make the enhanced premium tax credits permanent, putting affordable health care for more than 20 million people at risk. The House remains adjourned and the Senate is voting on continuing resolut…

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  Nate Keller · [email protected]

October 3, 2025 at 7:57 PM

Join us for a Fall Campaign to Protect Health Care Call next Thursday

Please join Community Catalyst, CBPP, NHeLP and Families USA for our next Fall Campaign to Protect Health Care Call on Thursday, October 9 at 2 p.m. ET.  While we don’t know how long this government shutdown will last, we do know our continued advocacy for the permanent extension of the current enha…

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  Jamie Stevenson · [email protected]

October 1, 2025 at 3:56 PM

Health Action 26: Early Bird Rates Extended!

 Partners,  Good news! We've decided to extend Early Bird Registration for the Health Action Conference until midnight EST on Monday, October 20. You can register with the early bird individual or group rate here.  Additionally, all attendees who register within our early bird window a free bonus n…

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  Nate Keller · [email protected]

September 30, 2025 at 6:15 PM

Heading toward a government shutdown

Dear Health Advocates,  Congress is back this week and has until the end of the day today to pass a funding bill and avert a government shutdown. House Republicans passed a continuing resolution (a CR), which would fund the government for seven weeks, until November 20.  Families USA Executive Direc…

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  Jamie Stevenson · [email protected]

September 25, 2025 at 6:07 PM

Health Action 26: Early Bird Rates Ending Soon

 Partners,  With Fall here, Families USA has begun planning for a busy 2026. Our 2026 Health Action Conference will be taking place January 22-23, 2026, and it's the perfect way to start your year by joining fellow advocates to problem solve, network and be a part of a conversation that spans all 5…

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  Nate Keller · [email protected]

September 25, 2025 at 2:03 PM

URGENT! Take Action TODAY for Lower Health Care Costs

Take Action Today to Lower Health Care Costs Instead of addressing the high cost of health care, Republicans in Congress and President Trump passed a budget bill this summer that slashes funding for our health care, creates more barriers to coverage, and enacts policies that will directly increase p…

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  Nate Keller · [email protected]

September 23, 2025 at 3:00 PM

One Week to Make a Push for Affordability

Dear Health Advocates,  Congress is out this week on recess and we are just one week away from a potential government shutdown. Last week, House Republicans passed a continuing resolution (a CR), which would fund the government for seven weeks, until November 20. Their CR did not include any extensi…

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  Emma Green · [email protected]

September 22, 2025 at 7:33 PM

New Blog | The Biggest Threats to Maternal Health Lurking in President Trump’s Health Care Cuts

The Biggest Threats to Maternal Health Lurking in President Trump’s Health Care Cuts Dear Partners,  Families USA just published a new blog walking through two of the biggest threats to maternal health lurking within President Trump's health care cuts.  41% of births are covered by Medicaid nationw…

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  Nate Keller · [email protected]

September 16, 2025 at 4:01 PM

Two Weeks Until Shutdown, Budget Negotiations Still Ongoing

Dear Health Advocates,  We are now two weeks from a government shutdown if Congress fails to pass a budget bill by September 30. Over the weekend, it was reported that Congressional Republicans are contemplating passing a short-term continuing resolution to kick the budget deadline to November 20. D…

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  Nate Keller · [email protected]

September 15, 2025 at 5:30 PM

Taking Action for Affordability

Take Action Hello partners, Thank you for all your work to protect Americans' health care. We are reaching out because we are in a critical moment in our work to make health care more affordable.  On the heels of partisan legislation that will further threaten affordability and will reduce access to…

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  Jamie Stevenson · [email protected]

September 11, 2025 at 8:17 PM

Health Action 26: Nominate your Colleagues for Advocate of the Year

 Partners,  At Families USA we are proud to recognize the hard work and achievements of our partners. That's why at each Health Action Conference we present awards to advocates who have done outstanding work to advance:  You can nominate a colleague for an award here.  The 2026 Families USA Health A…

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  Mike Persley · [email protected]

September 11, 2025 at 2:00 PM

FINAL REMINDER--Join Our OPPS & MPFS Comment Letters

Hello partners,  Time is running out for you to join Families USA and the Consumer First Steering Committee in asking the Trump Administration to prioritize pro-consumer reforms in this year's Medicare payment rules by signing on to our MPFS and OPPS CY 2026 comment letters. You can see details for …

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  Nate Keller · [email protected]

September 9, 2025 at 6:45 PM

Homing in on the Marketplace Affordability

Dear Health Advocates,  We are just three weeks from a potential government shutdown if Congress fails to pass a budget bill by September 30.   Our focus continues to be on health care affordability, and now is the time to lift up the need for Congress to extend the enhanced ACA premium tax credits …

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  Mike Persley · [email protected]

September 8, 2025 at 2:00 PM

Join Our OPPS & MPFS Comment Letters--Send a Message to the Administration to Address Healthcare Affordability

Hello partners,  Last month, the Trump Administration proposed major changes to how Medicare pays for hospital care and physician services in the Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Medicare Physician Fee Schedule. These proposed rules take important steps to paying better for primary care and…

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  Mike Persley · [email protected]

September 4, 2025 at 7:00 PM

Join Our OPPS & MPFS Comment Letters--Send a Message to the Administration to Address Healthcare Affordability

Hello partners,  Last month, the Trump Administration proposed major changes to how Medicare pays for hospital care and physician services in the Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Medicare Physician Fee Schedule. These proposed rules take important steps to paying better for primary care and…

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  Jamie Stevenson · [email protected]

September 3, 2025 at 6:49 PM

Health Action 26: Celebrating Labor Day

Partners,   At Families USA we are proud to spend Labor Day each year celebrating the hard work of health care advocates, health professionals, frontline workers, and all hardworking Americans. President Trump's health care law has put the coverage of millions of American workers at risk by making d…

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  Nate Keller · [email protected]

September 2, 2025 at 5:20 PM

Return from Recess and Getting Back to Work

Dear Health Advocates,  Congress is back from its August recess and has until September 30 to pass a budget bill or else the government will shut down. This is also an opportunity to make our voices heard and lift up urgent actions around health care affordability and consumer protections.  As you k…

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  Jamie Stevenson · [email protected]

August 28, 2025 at 4:23 PM

Health Action 26: Planning for Next Year

Partners,   As August recess comes to a close, and advocates, elected officials, care providers and community members are busy planning for the year ahead the 2026 Families USA Health Action Conference. HAC is the perfect way to start off the year, packed with engaging sessions ranging from Medicaid…

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  Mike Persley · [email protected]

August 26, 2025 at 2:00 PM

Final Reminder-Attend Tomorrow's Webinar--Priorities in 2026 MPFS and OPPS Proposed Rules

Partners, Last month, the Trump Administration proposed major changes to how Medicare pays for hospital care and physician services in the Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Medicare Physician Fee Schedule. These proposed rules take important steps forward in paying better for primary care an…

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  Jamie Stevenson · [email protected]

August 21, 2025 at 7:32 PM

Health Action 26: Fighting to Defend Medicare and Medicaid

Partners,   At this year's Health Action Conference, Fighting for the Future of Our Health, we are especially proud to stand up for programs like Medicare and Medicaid that have served as a vital lifeline for Americans for decades. The recent Trump health care cuts have put these programs at more ri…

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  Mike Persley · [email protected]

August 21, 2025 at 2:00 PM

Send a Message to Congress to Lower Health Care Costs

Partners, As the effects of the Republican health care cuts begin to be felt, our nation’s affordability crisis will only become worse. Millions of consumers will lose coverage and experience massive spikes in their health care premiums, and independent rural hospitals across the country will face c…

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  Mike Persley · [email protected]

August 19, 2025 at 2:00 PM

Attend Our August 27 Webinar--Priorities in 2026 MPFS and OPPS Proposed Rules

Partners, Last month, the Trump Administration proposed major changes to how Medicare pays for hospital care and physician services in the Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Medicare Physician Fee Schedule. These proposed rules take important steps forward in paying better for primary care an…

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  Mike Persley · [email protected]

August 15, 2025 at 2:01 PM

Join Us--Send a Message to Congress to Lower Health Care Costs

Partners, As the effects of the Republican health care cuts begin to be felt, our nation’s affordability crisis will only become worse. Millions of consumers will lose coverage and experience massive spikes in their health care premiums, and independent rural hospitals across the country will face c…

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  Emma Green · [email protected]

August 14, 2025 at 2:20 PM

New Blog | Planned Parenthood: Still Essential, Still Under Threat

I wanted to make sure you saw our newest reproductive health blog.Planned Parenthood: Still Essential, Still Under ThreatDear Partners,  Families USA just published a new blog highlighting the unparalleled value of Planned Parenthood in providing health care access to low income and underserved comm…

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  Jamie Stevenson · [email protected]

August 13, 2025 at 3:46 PM

Health Action 26: Coming Together in a Post Reconciliation World

Partners,   After over 30 years of hosting our annual Health Action Conference, we know that one of the most impactful parts of HAC is the sense of community and joining together to problem solve during difficult moments. With that in mind, we're excited to say we've included more networking opportu…

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