Government Affairs Department
Now more than ever, as the nation's leaders struggle with an economic crisis and call for changes in our health care system, we need the perspective and leadership of physician legislators. For more information on our 2010 Candidate Workshop click on the graphic below. To register today click here.
 ACOG has launched our national health care reform agenda, Health Care for Women, Health Care for All. We call on Congress and the States to cover all people in the U.S.and to guarantee coverage that meet women's lifetime health needs.
Click here to see our key reform principles, how to achieve coverage, statistics on women and health insurance, our essential benefits plan -- including a woman's continuity of care with her ob-gyn -- and much more.
View and download our latest ads by clicking on the pictures below.
New Advocacy Postcards
These postcards draw attention to problems in women’s health care coverage, and have helpful talking points on the back. Pick up free samples or order your postcards on:
- Guaranteed Coverage for All Women: Why women are vulnerable to losing or having inadequate coverage of their health care needs. See the card and its talking points and order here.
- Fair Insurance Rules for All Women: Stop discriminatory insurance practices including gender-based pricing of premiums and exclusion of women’s contraception and maternity care. Available here.
- A Medical Home for Every Woman: ACOG’s principles for a continuum of care for women, and why every woman must have direct access to her ob-gyn. Read it here.
Get The Inside Scoop!
Read ACOG's Legislative News for the the latest information about legislative action on ACOG issues, prepared by Government Affairs Office. Find out what is brewing on Capitol Hill, get perspective on votes, and hear what the Administration is doing or other Washington news. To receive our newsletter by email, as well as breaking news alerts from Capitol Hill, sign up here to subscribe. |
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Get Your Guide to Advocacy:
ACOG Legislative Primer: Your Practice, Your Priorities, Your Future
 ACOG has a new, free resource for Fellows and Junior Fellows: the first edition of the ACOG'sLegislative Primer: Your Practice, Your Priorities, Your Future.
The guide explains how to get involved in ACOG advocacy, and includes easy-to-read summaries and talking points on ACOG's major legislative issues. Readers can use the Primer to be as active as they wish.
Click Here to Learn More and Order Your Free Copy Today!
Congressional Leadership ConferenceThe Presidents Conference
February 28-March 2 Washington DC
Plan Now To Join Over
 250 ACOG members in lobbying
Congress when ACOG's 28th Annual
Congressional Leadership Conference, The
President's Conference, convenes
February 28-March 2 in Washington, DC.
Following two days of advocacy training
at the CME-accredited conference, ACOG
Fellows and Junior Fellows will urge
congressional action on key issues. Participants
will learn to communicate with legislators at
federal and state levels, gain valuable knowledge
from Washington insiders about legislation
that affects the speciality and patients, and
lobby members of Congress.
Fellows and Junior Fellows are sponsored
by their district or section chairs to attend the
conference, Sponsorship covers travel,
registration, lodging, ans incidental expenses.
Participants who self sponsor can attend by
paying a $300 registration fee, plus travel and
lodging expenses.
INFO
Contact your district or section chair by
November 20 if you're interested in
attending. For more information, contact
ACOG's Government Affairs staff at
800-673-8444, ext 2509
Gellhaus Resident Advocacy Fellowship Nominate Ob/Gyn Political Leaders of Tomorrow by December 1, 2009 The Gellhaus Resident Advocacy Fellowship offers one senior ob/gyn resident a year an opportunity to gain a greater understanding of the policy and politics that affect our specialty, and to develop advocacy skills that will strengthen our specialty. Offering ob/gyn residents a unique opportunity to participate in the political process with ACOG’s Government Affairs in Washington, DC as their resident elective. Covers housing, travel, and meals, two to four weeks duration. For more information and application please click here. To nominate an individual please email smiscikowski@acog.org.
Take Action! Contacting your Congressman or Senators
Click here for ACOG's Federal and State legislative action center, to write letters and send e-mails to your legislators. To help communicate on issues of concern to ob-gyns, see the hot topics on Capitol Hill at our action alert site.
ACOG's Top Legislative Priorities in 2009
Each year, ACOG's Government Relations Committee sets ACOG's top legislative priorities. Check here to learn those priorities and get the latest information about them.
State Legislative News
Learn about trends and votes on ACOG's issues in the state legislatures. To help in your legislative work at the state capitol, or in public affairs campaigns, use resources such as the ACOG Tool Kits on different topics.
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