Advocacy in Action
바카라 사리트 Preps Advocacy To-Do List for New Trump Administration
In the wake of the election of President-elect Donald Trump, there has been much media speculation about whom he will appoint to his Cabinet and what health care legislation may be repealed or dissected for parts; the American College of Physicians is currently working to make sure its voice will be heard.
“Our policies will be the same, but we will need to consider where we focus and what we focus on, and tailor our messaging to the new administration and Congress,” said Shari Erickson, 바카라 사리트 chief advocacy officer and senior vice president of governmental affairs and public policy.
Playing the Long Game for Budget, Physician Fee Reforms
By Shari Erickson, MPH, for I.M. Matters
At a time of significant political polarization, funding the government becomes critical and difficult. This year, 바카라 사리트 has been advocating for report language to be added to the Labor, HHS, and Education appropriations bills regarding the utilization estimates that CMS makes when introducing new codes into the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule.
바카라 사리트 Advocate
바카라 사리트 Advocate is a biweekly e-newsletter that provides 바카라 사리트 members with news about public policy issues affecting internal medicine and patient care.
바카라 사리트's Chapter Advocacy Toolkit
If you would like to work with your chapter to advocate for regulatory relief, please visit this toolkit for more resources and calls to action.
WBCs—partner with your 바카라 사리트 chapter leaders to:
(Please note: only Chapter Leaders/Regents/Governors can access these links)
- Request a with 바카라 사리트 State Health Policy staff to develop or enhance your advocacy activities and strategies.
- Collaborate with 바카라 사리트 National on a to facilitate your chapter members contacting elected officials regarding a public policy issue in your state.
- Check what 바카라 사리트 is following in your state for key health policy topics.
- Use 바카라 사리트's new for any chapter lobbying or other advocacy.
바카라 사리트 Patients Before Paperwork Initiative
Patients Before Paperwork is an 바카라 사리트 initiative designed to reinvigorate the patient–physician relationship by challenging unnecessary practice burdens. To help the Patients Before Paperwork Initiative, with our online data-collection tool and contact the Patients Before Paperwork team directly at policy-regs@acponline.org
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