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Dear Health Advocates,
Late Sunday evening, Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce Committee released their part of the reconciliation bill and, as we've warned, it will slash Medicaid, target the ACA marketplace, and strip coverage from 13.7 million Americans. The Committee will begin markup of this bill today at 2 pm ET and this work should last late into the night.
You can read Families USA's statement on the E&C bill here [[link removed]] , along with a section by section breakdown [[link removed]] of the specific ways this bill will harm Americans. Markup on this bill will begin today at 2 pm ET and should last late into the night.
Speaker Johnson's goal remains to have the House vote on a final reconciliation bill by Memorial Day. With this ambitious schedule, if the bill gets out of the House Energy and Commerce Committee markup this week, it would move to the House Budget Committee on Friday, the House Rules Committee on Monday, and move to a full House vote on Friday, May 23.
This week and next are pivotal in our advocacy efforts. Families USA and our partners have numerous ways for you to get involved and make your voice heard, including:
* Webinars * Healthcare at Risk: Rally for Medicaid [[link removed]] , [[link removed]] Futures Without Violence ; Tuesday, May 13 at 5:00 PM ET


* Days of Action * Join Families USA, Community Catalyst, the National Health Law Program (NHeLP), Service Employees International Union (SEIU), and hundreds of national and state partners on Tuesday, May 13 - Wednesday, May 14 in speaking directly to Congress and tell them to keep their “Hands Off Medicaid.” Take action here [[link removed]] !


* Health Action Resource List
* * As a reminder, Families USA's Health Action Resources List can be found on our website, where we compile resources from our partners for all of you to access in one place. You can find that page here [[link removed]] .


* Defending Medicaid Landing Page * Families USA recently launched our new Defending Medicaid landing page [[link removed]] ! You can find district fact sheets, state-specific resources, and any other resources you may need for your advocacy in protecting and defending Medicaid.


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* Sign Up for a Phone Bank * People's Action Institute is running phone banks into key House E&C committee member John James' Congressional district (MI-10) multiple times this month. You can find more details and sign up to participate here [[link removed]] .
* SEIU is making calls into districts to ask constituents to call their congressmember to send a loud and clear message: ANY cuts to Medicaid would take healthcare from millions and put our communities at risk. You can find more details and sign up to participate here [[link removed]] .


* Email Writing Campaign: Tell Your Member of Congress - No Cuts to Medicaid! [[link removed]] Families USA.
* Email Writing Campaign: Tell Congress: Reject Medicaid cuts that will pay for more tax cuts for the rich. [[link removed]] Coalition on Human Needs.
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* NEW! Families USA Press Releases * Families USA Statement on Republican Plan to Slash Medicaid and Rip Health Care Away from Nearly 14 Million Americans [[link removed]] , Families USA.
* Leading Organizations Focused on Hunger and Health Warn: Unprecedented SNAP and Medicaid Cuts Would Devastate Millions of Americans [[link removed]] , Families USA.
* Families USA Statement on President Trump’s Executive Order on Prescription Drug Prices [[link removed]] , Families USA.


* NEW! Article: The House Republican SNAP Cuts Would Take Food From Hungry Families [[link removed]] , Center for American Progress.
* NEW! Partner Toolkit: I Fight For Planned Parenthood [[link removed]] , Planned Parenthood Federation of America.
* NEW! Insights Blog: Days of Action Demonstrate the Power of Advocacy to Defend Medicaid and Protect Valuable Health Coverage and Care [[link removed]] , Families USA.
* NEW! Toolkit: Maternal Health Social Media Toolkit [[link removed]] , MomsRising, Families USA.
* NEW! Fact Sheet: On the Chopping Block: How Medicaid Cuts Will Impact Mental Health [[link removed]] , CLASP.
* NEW! Report: How Medicaid Supports Older Adults [[link removed]] , Georgetown CCF, Justice in Aging.
* NEW! Fact Sheet: LGBTQ+ Older Adults Can’t Afford Cuts to Medicaid [[link removed]] , Justice in Aging, SAGE.
* NEW! Waiver Comments: Families USA Submits Comments to CMS on Arkansas’ ARHOME Medicaid Waiver Amendment [[link removed]] , Families USA.
* NEW! Waiver Comments: Families USA Submits Comments to CMS on Arizona’s Section 1115 Waiver Amendment for AHCCCS Works Program [[link removed]] , Families USA.
* Video: 90 Seconds or Less Policy Explainers. [[link removed]] Families USA.
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* Tomorrow! Reconciliation Rally and Lobby Day: Join NILC, Immigrant Justice Center, the Immigration Hub, and Human Rights First on Wednesday, May 14 at 9:30 AM for a rally/lobby day combined event to oppose the anti-immigrant provisions in the reconciliation bill. Learn more here [[link removed]] .
* Tomorrow! 100 Voices, 100 Reasons: Please join the Center for Popular Democracy as it hosts another DC event focused on lifting up stories of 100 Americans most affected by any cuts to the Medicaid program. You can find more information, including venue and time, here [[link removed]] .
* This Week! Medicaid Defense Call: Following the markup, Community Catalyst, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP), Families USA, and NHeLP will be hosting a call on Friday, May 16 at 1-2 p.m. ET for an analysis of the markup language voted on by the Energy & Commerce Committee, and to discuss activities and next steps for our Medicaid defense advocacy leading up to the House floor vote of the budget reconciliation bill and after. Register here [[link removed]] .
* Advocates Meeting: Wednesday Advocates Meeting Zoom call [[link removed]] , 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!
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National Resources
* Insights Blog: As Medicaid Popularity Soars, State Legislatures Try to Undermine the Program in Secret [[link removed]] , Families USA
* Blog: New Poll: Voters Overwhelmingly Oppose Cutting Medicaid to Pay for Tax Cuts – An Unpopular Move with Swing Voters, Republican Base [[link removed]] , Modern Medicaid Alliance.
* Insights Blog: The Latest Trump Executive Order and the Reality of Prescription Drug Prices: Actions Speak Louder than Words [[link removed]] , Families USA.


State Resources
* NEW! Fact Sheet Graphics: Congressional Medicaid Fact Sheet Social Graphics [[link removed]] , Families USA.
* NEW! Fact Sheets: Congressional Medicaid Fact Sheets [[link removed]] , Families USA.
* NEW! Waiver Comments: Families USA Submits Comments to CMS on Arkansas’ ARHOME Medicaid Waiver Amendment [[link removed]] , Families USA.


* NEW! Waiver Comments: Families USA Submits Comments to CMS on Arizona’s Section 1115 Waiver Amendment for AHCCCS Works Program [[link removed]] , Families USA.


* Resource: Article and State Data Table on Medicaid cuts to elderly and disabled Americans [[link removed]] , Milken Institute


* State Research: How Work Requirements Would Affect Medicaid Coverage in Each Expansion State [[link removed]] , Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
* State Maps and Commentary: States in the Bull’s-Eye of Medicaid Cuts [[link removed]] , The Century Foundation.
* Toolkit: Analyzing the Impact of Potential Medicaid Cuts: A Toolkit for States [[link removed]] , State Health and Value Strategies.
* Fact Sheets: Medicaid Mental Health Fact Sheets for All 50 States and DC [[link removed]] , NAMI.
* Fact Sheets: Medicaid and Its Role for Older Adults in All 50 States and DC [[link removed]] , AARP.
Medicaid Defense
* Article: Medicaid Work Reporting Requirements Under Consideration by Congress Put People with Disabilities, Cancer, and Those Impacted by the Opioid Crisis at Risk [[link removed]] , Georgetown Center for Children and Families.
* Fact Sheet: Fact Sheet: Republicans Are Working to Gut Medicaid, a Lifeline for People With Mental Health Conditions and Opioid Addiction [[link removed]] , 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, [[link removed]] Families USA.


* Medicaid Work Requirements Fact Sheet: Medicaid Work Reporting Requirements: Bureaucratic Burdens That Threaten Working Families, Providers and Local Economies, [[link removed]] Families USA.
Other Resources
* Press Coverage * Coverage of Families USA’s California district 22 Medicaid fact sheet [[link removed]] appeared in the Fresno Bee, Central Valley families urge David Valadao to save Medicaid | Fresno Bee [[link removed]]
* Coverage of Families USA’s on Indiana Governor Mike Braun signing bills to help lower health care costs for Indiana residents appeared in the Indiana Capital Chronicle, Gov. Braun signs Indiana’s next $44B budget into law [[link removed]] .


* Press Release: Health Advocates Launch Campaign to Share Stories of Americans Impacted by Devastating Health Care Cuts [[link removed]] , Families USA.
* Press Release: Families USA Appoints Visionary Health Care Leader Chiquita Brooks-LaSure to its Board of Directors [[link removed]] , Families USA.


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