Each year in August, lawmakers return home for the summer recess and convene district workweeks. That means you have the opportunity to meet with members in their local offices, attend fund-raisers nearby or participate in a town hall. This is where our strength as a membership organization can benefit us most. We have real physicians…
How to Launch Successful Rheumatology Patient Advocacy Programs
Editor’s note: This is the second installment of a two-part series showing how a busy office-based practice can incorporate patient advocacy into its standard workflow. In Part 1, we looked at the reasons for incorporating patient advocacy into your practice and offered an outline for implementing it. Part 2 amplifies the concepts explored in Part…
The ACR Partners with Coalition, Patient Advocacy Groups to Advocate for Rheumatology
In terms of getting our message heard in Washington, D.C., rheumatology faces a David vs. Goliath battle on several levels. Many industries have far greater resources, use multiple lobbying firms, and have advertising and lobbying budgets that eclipse ours by several hundred-fold. Rheumatology is far smaller than most other medical specialties; our membership is a…
U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Obamacare Insurance Subsidies
WASHINGTON (Reuters)—The U.S. Supreme Court preserved President Barack Obama’s signature healthcare law on Thursday, upholding crucial tax subsidies while turning aside a conservative legal challenge that could have doomed the law. “After more than 50 votes in Congress to repeal or weaken this law, after a presidential election based in part on preserving or repealing…
How Rheumatologists Can Mobilize Patients as Advocates, Activists
Editor’s note: This is the first installment of a two-part series showing how a busy office-based practice can incorporate patient advocacy into its standard workflow. Part 1 outlines the reasons for advocacy and the benefits to both patients and doctors, then gives a quick-start outline to get you started. Part 2 will amplify the concepts…
Congressional Lawmakers Every Rheumatologist Should Know
Key leaders, committee members who can influence federal issues relevant to rheumatology
New Opportunities to Advance Rheumatology Through State Advocacy in 2015
As state legislatures reconvene, the ACR is identifying states, collaborative partners to help pursue legislation
Congress Can Begin Work to Advance Rheumatology Before New Year
Medicare Advantage plans, specialty tier drug spending, SGR repeal, biomedical research funding issues on lawmakers’ plates
The ACR Seeks to Expand Engagement, Influence Among State Legislators
Members encouraged to advocate for rheumatology with elected officials in their home districts
Rheumatology Research Foundation Backs Need to Accelerate New Medicines for Lupus
Foundation appeals to Congressional lawmakers for support of biomedical innovation to battle lupus
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