advocacy update rebecca kelly acc board of governors february 1, 2014
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Advocacy Update
Rebecca KellyACC Board of Governors
February 1, 2014
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Objectives
• Priority initiatives for ACC Advocacy in 2014.
• Key issues in state legislative sessions.
• Action items.
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Cornerstone of ACC Advocacy
• Governors and chapter execs represented one-quarter of 2013 Legislative Conference attendance.
• 100% PAC participation by governors and governors-elect.
• BOG is the barometer for local impact of national and state policy, alerting ACC to the need for urgent action.
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Advocacy Strategic Goals
• Be a leading voice in shaping public policy at the federal and state level to achieve better care, better outcomes, and lower cost in the provision and improvement of high quality, cost-effective cardiovascular care for patients and populations.
• Expand the reach of ACC’s advocacy efforts, including an increased emphasis on state advocacy and payer relationships.
• Empower ACC members to become effective advocates for patients and cardiovascular
professionals.
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2014 Priority Initiatives
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SGR Repeal
• Repeal SGR and implement physician payment reform consistent with ACC principles.
• Prevent payment offsets harmful to Medicare patients and cardiovascular services in any and all settings.
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Value Based Payment
• Advocate for consistent, evidence based quality measurement framework for CV care.
• Work with ACC chapters to implement ACC member collaboration with purchasers on alternative payment models.
• Shape the role for CV specialists in alternative payment models.
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Medical malpractice reform
Focus on achievable, incremental progress in medical malpractice reform, including:•Safe harbors for clinical guideline use;•Improvements in expert witness laws.
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Prevention
• Advocate for appropriate regulation of marketing and sale of tobacco related products (e.g., e-cigarettes).
• Continue push for adoption of newborn pulse oximetry screening for critical congenital heart disease at the state level.
• Promote adoption of ACC/AHA approach to prevention of sudden cardiac arrest in high school athletes.
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Priority state policy issues for 2014 sessions
• Newborn pulse oximetry screening for CCHD screening adopted in 22 states. Focus in 2014 will be on states without a mandate.
• STEMI systems of care.• Sudden cardiac arrest prevention for
scholastic athletes.
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Action Items
• Develop your chapter’s advocacy agenda.
• Hold a lobby day in your state capital.• Set up practice visits with federal and
state lawmakers.• Represent ACC and your chapter on
state health advisory boards and stakeholder coalitions.
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Action Items
• Contact your member of Congress to urge continued progress on SGR repeal.
• Arrange in-district visits for week of February 17.
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