Leadership Day On Capitol Hill 2007 - Lead 2007 Briefing Materials

Introductory Information

• Preliminary Agenda

• Save the Date for Leadership Day 2008

Tab 1: Priority Issues

• ACP Fact Sheet

• Summary Leave-behind

• Priority Issue Leave-behinds

• Replacing SGR & Providing Incentive for Quality Improvement

• Leave-behind

• Background

• Patient-Centered Medical Home: Restructuring Physician Reimbursement to Emphasize Care Coordination and Prevention

• Leave-behind

• Background

• SCHIP Reauthorization & Expansion of Coverage to More Uninsured Persons

• Leave-behind

• Background

Tab 2: Other Priority Issues

• Professional Liability Reform

• Leave-behind

• Background

• Funding for Health Programs

• Leave-behind

• Background

• Student Loan Debt Relief

• Leave-behind

• Background

• Workforce Data

Tab 3: Advocacy

• Key Contact Program

• Key Contact Enrollment Form

• Steps for Navigating the LAC

• Advocacy Information

• Tips for Effective Advocacy

• Facts on the Legislative Process

• Online Advocacy Resources

• Checklist for Delivering Your Message

• 110th Congress 1st Session Calendar

• Sample Thank You Letter to Members of Congress

• Physicians and Relatives in the 110th Congress

• Other Healthcare Professionals in Congress

• Pronunciation Guide for the 110th Congress

• Map of Capitol Hill

• Issues by Committee

Tab 4: Election Guide

• Senators up for Reelection in 2008 and 2010

• How to be a Political Player

• Show Me the Money

Tab 5: Media

• The Importance of Media Relations in Advocacy

• Media Tips

• Sample Draft Press Release

• Sample Media and Communications Placements

• “Reject Impersonal MinuteClinics” by Dr. Yul Ejnes in the Providence Journal

• “State reforms must ensure health care is accessible” by Dr. Robert McLean in the New Haven Register

• Testimony to the Alaska State Senate HELP Committee by Dr. Richard Neubauer

• Speech at ACP’s 2006 State of the Nation’s Health Care Report by Dr. Vineet Arora

Other

• 2007 Leadership Day Award Recipients

• Congressional Visit Recording Form