Record-Setting Year for Leadership Day
Leadership Day Participants are briefed on ACP priorities.
ACP Attendees received meeting tips during mock congressional meeting discussion.
Members of the BOG Class of 2027
Leadership Day Participants #IMProud.
Participants heard from congressional staff on Key health committee.
Dr. Chwen-Yuen Chen (Governor, ACP CA Northern chapter) presents Rep. Ami Bera, MD, FACP (D-CA-6th)
Leadership Day participants interacting.
Members of the OH delegation conferencing before their meetings the next day.
Drs. Issaac Opole (ACP President) and Sarah Candler with Rep. Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX-7th).
Sen. Jacky Rosen (NV) with Leadership Day Participants.
Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) speaks to Leadership Day attendees.
Dr. William Fox (Chair of the ACP BoR) with Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) and Rep. Debbie Dingel (D-MI-
Members of the ACP Illinois chapter delegation.
The Kansas delegation meet with Rep. Sharice David (D-KS-3rd)
Members of the ACP Michigan chapter delegation meets with Re. Debbie Dingell (D-MI-6th)
We had record participation at Leadership Day this year! More than 430 ACP members from all 50 states and the District of Columbia participated in Leadership Day, ACP’s annual advocacy day on Capitol Hill, held on May 14 - 15. This was the largest turnout for a standalone Leadership Day - where the Internal Medicine Meeting and Leadership Day are not held back-to-back in Washington, DC. The event had several changes this year that included new break-out sessions on advocacy skills and policy topics at the federal and state levels, and identifying ways to engage in advocacy throughout the year. Attendees also heard from key congressional members and staff and received briefings on ACP priority issues before going to Capitol Hill to meet with their members of Congress on the following legislation:
1. Step Therapy:
Co-sponsor and pass H.R.2630/S. 652, the Safe Step Act of 2023, a bipartisan bill that would require group health plans to provide an exception process for any medication step therapy protocol to help ensure that patients can safely and efficiently access treatment.
2. Primary Care and the Physician Workforce:
Co-sponsor and pass H.R. 2389/S. 1302, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2023, which would gradually raise the number of Medicare-supported GME positions by 2,000 per year for seven years.
3. Compensating Physicians for the Value of Care:
Cosponsor and pass H.R. 6545, the Physician Fee Schedule Update and Improvements Act, that would address issues with Medicare Physician payment by raising the threshold for implementing budget neutral payment cuts from $20 million to $53 million and would provide an increased update to the threshold every five years afterwards based on the Medicare Economic Index (MEI).
Save the Date for Leadership Day 2025 I April 28-29!
Contact Shuan Tomlinson for more information
If you were unable to participate in this year’s Leadership Day, we hope you will join us next year on April 28-29 for Leadership Day 2025! If you have questions about this event, please contact Shuan Tomlinson at stomlinson@acponline.org or
call 800-338-2746, ext. 4547.