This fact sheet highlights what a rule (or regulation) is, how the rulemaking process works, why submitting comments matters, and how to submit comments.
January 10, 2023
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When the Biden-Harris Administration ends the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency, Medicaid programs will be allowed to terminate beneficiaries’ coverage for the first time since February 2020.
December 15, 2022
ChildrenChildren's Health Insurance ProgramCHIPCMSand 10 more tags
Use this social media toolkit to help showcase the impact of the Child Tax Credit for all children, and advocate for Congress to include an expansion of the Child Tax Credit in any year-end legislation.
December 6, 2022
Child Tax CreditCTCEconomyEsperanza Hope for All campaign
UnidosUS joins our sister civil rights organizations calling on congressional leaders to prevent Hispanic families from losing Medicaid when the public health emergency ends and to provide full funding parity for Puerto Rico’s Medicaid program.
December 6, 2022
HealthMedicaidNational Hispanic Leadership AgendaNHLAand 2 more tags
The 2022 UnidosUS Latinx Health Equity Summit Fact Sheets discuss the current state of five issue areas in health: community engagement in health research, COVID-19 vaccine access, social and emotional well-being, health care access, and food security.
December 2, 2022
All of UsCOVID-19Health CareHealth Equityand 2 more tags
The series aims to highlight community-based approaches and case studies of programs and policies that seek to solve these disparities and advance health equity in the Latino community.
December 2, 2022
All of UsCOVID-19Health CareHealth Equityand 2 more tags
Since 2013, UnidosUS has made significant headway in addressing food insecurity in Latino communities across the nation through its national program—Comprando Rico y Sano (Buying Healthy and Flavorful Foods) led by community health workers (promotores de salud).
November 30, 2022
Comprando Rico Y SanoCOVID-19Food InsecurityHealthand 4 more tags
This survey, conducted by BSP Research, on Latino parents, shares findings on parent experiences with the pandemic, decisions to vaccinate themselves or their children, trusted information sources, and specific COVID-19-related concerns for those with children 18 and under.
November 14, 2022
COVID-19EHFAesperanza hope for allHealthand 2 more tags
The proposed rule will strengthen civil rights protection in health care settings, including for language access and sex-based discrimination.
October 5, 2022
ACAAffordable Care ActDiscriminationHealthand 6 more tags
The letter focuses on the recommendation that all WIC breakfast cereals should meet a minimum standard for whole grain richness, explaining why implementing that recommendation could make a big difference combatting high rates of diabetes, obesity, and other food-related chronic diseases in Hispanic communities.
September 22, 2022
diabetesDietFoodNutritionand 5 more tags
The report outlines specific steps federal and state officials must take to prevent the coming “Medicaid tsunami” from deepening already severe health inequities that harm Latinos and other historically disadvantaged communities in America.
July 18, 2022
Biden AdministrationCOVID-19HealthHealth Careand 5 more tags
In response to the request for comments in preparation for the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health, UnidosUS submitted a letter outlining policy recommendations for the Biden-Harris administration […]
July 15, 2022
child healthchild hungerchild nutritionFood Insecurityand 3 more tags