Dear Health Advocates,

Congress is still out on recess until next Monday, April 28, but that doesn't mean the work stops.

This week, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments on the Kennedy v. Braidwood case, which challenges the Affordable Care Act's requirement that health plans should provide preventive services free of cost-sharing. The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) is an expert body that rates and recommends preventive services, which plans must cover at no cost. How the Supreme Court rules, along with how the Secretary of HHS makes decisions over the USPSTF following the ruling, will determine if millions of patients lose their access to free preventative health care. (See more from the Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation.)

Turning to Congress, this final week of recess is CRUCIAL in our advocacy efforts to protect and defend Medicaid from these potentially disastrous cuts. Thank you for all of your advocacy efforts during week 1! May 7 has been set as the target date for committees to finish their markups, with the House Energy and Commerce Committee potentially meeting as early as May 5 to begin its work. Speaker Johnson's goal remains to move forward with reconciliation by Memorial Day.

Families USA and our partners have a few ways for you to be active during this recess period to tell your members: No cuts to Medicaid!

Sign on letter: Tell the Senate Finance Committee and the House Energy & Commerce Committee to reject proposals that would destabilize primary care and the Medicaid funding, Primary Care Collaborative
Save Medicaid Week of Action: The National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association, the National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum, and the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice are hosting a Save Medicaid Week of Action from April 21-25, to support Medicaid funding and protect accessibility, including actions you can take both live and digitally.
Health Action Resource List

- Families USA recently published our Health Action Resources List on our website, in which we compile resources from our partners for all of you to access in one place. You can find that page here.

Digital Day of Action: Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) and Planned Parenthood Action Fund (PP Action Fund) need all hands on deck online today, April 22, to share one simple message to your social media channels: I’m For Planned Parenthood.
- Social Toolkit
Email Writing Campaign: Tell Your Member of Congress - No Cuts to Medicaid! Families USA
Email Writing Campaign: Tell Congress: Reject Medicaid cuts that will pay for more tax cuts for the rich. Coalition on Human Needs
This week is also the Democratic Caucus' "Cost of Living" Week of Action

Insights Blog: The Latest Trump Executive Order and the Reality of Prescription Drug Prices: Actions Speak Louder than Words, Families USA
Fact Sheet: Fact Sheet: Republicans Are Working to Gut Medicaid, a Lifeline for People With Mental Health Conditions and Opioid Addiction, Protect Our Care
Press Release: Recess Week Activities, Protect Our Care
Insights Blog: Work Reporting Requirements Don’t Work: An in-depth look as Idaho moves closer to adding costly red tape to Medicaid Families USA
Video: 90 Seconds or Less Policy Explainers. Families USA
Press Release: Families USA Urges Senate to Reject Budget that Will Gut Medicaid and Rip Health Care Away from Millions of Americans Families USA

Recess Week In-District Events: Protect Our Care is holding more events this week across the country to call on Republicans to end their attack on Medicaid. There will be events in Arizona, California, Iowa, New York, and Wisconsin. Find more details here.
Protect Medicaid Messaging Webinar: Data for Progress and Caring Across Generations are hosting a webinar on Wednesday, April 23rd at 3 PM ET to talk about persuasive and effective messaging strategies that make Medicaid’s value understandable and undeniable, Data for Progress, Caring Across Generations
Webinar: Please join the Coalition for Human Needs for a webinar on Thursday April 24 at 3:00 pm ET to learn about recent analysis commissioned by the Center for American Progress and prepared by Hart Research on behalf of an alliance working to protect health care, food assistance, and other basics for people who need support, including the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Center for Law and Social Policy, Coalition on Human Needs, Community Change, and National Women’s Law Center
Big Tent Call: Biweekly Big Tent Meeting , Occurs every two weeks; Next week's call at 4:30 PM ET, Families USA (email to join).
Advocates Meeting: Wednesday Advocates Meeting Zoom call, Coalition on Human Needs hosting on Wednesday, April 23 at 9:30 AM ET.
Shared Advocacy Calendar: Coalition on Human Needs. Check out weeks of action and upcoming events!