Capitol Hill Caucus

Following are background materials to prepare attendees for the 17th Annual ACCP Capitol Hill Caucus on March 8-9, 2010, at The Fairfax at Embassy Row in Washington, DC. Attendees are strongly encouraged to review this information prior to participating in the caucus. Copies of these materials will not be provided at the caucus. However, attendees will receive “leave behind” materials for their legislators at registration.

Attendees also are encouraged to view the free, 1-hour ACCP advocacy education webinar, What To Know Before You Go and the free, 45-minute podcast, The Critical Care Workforce Shortage: An ACCP Advocacy Education Podcast. There is 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)^™ available for the workforce podcast.

If attendees have any questions regarding the caucus, please contact Terri Berman, ACCP Health Affairs, at (847) 498-8362 or tberman@chestnet.org.

Background Materials
17th Annual ACCP Capitol Hill Caucus

• Welcome letter
• Current program schedule

Speaker Bios

• Kalpalatha K. Guntupalli, MD, FCCP
• Atul Grover, MD, FCCP
• Michael Gaba, Esq
• Richard Deem
• Ellen Riker
• Stephanie D. Vance
• David R. Hunt, MD, FACS
• Jim Davis
• Senator Benjamin Cardin (D-MD)
• Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL-9)
• Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC)

Congressional Committees With Jurisdiction Over Health Care

• Senate Committee on Appropriations
  • Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies
• Senate Finance Committee
  • Subcommittee on Health Care
• Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
• House Committee on Appropriations
  • Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies
• House Committee on Energy and Commerce
  • Health Subcommittee
• House Committee on Ways and Means
  • Health Subcommittee

The Critical Care Workforce Crisis

• Talking Points/The “Ask”
• Q&A
• Graph
• Critical Care and Pulmonary Disease Physicians in the United States, Association of American Medical Colleges, 2008
• “Indiana Medical School Cuts Number Of Students Amid Budget Cuts,” Kaiser Health News, February 4, 2010
• The legislation
• ACCP Principles for Health System Reform
• The Critical Care Workforce Shortage: An ACCP Advocacy Education Podcast

Permanently Repealing the Flawed Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate Formula

• Talking Points/The “Ask”
• Q&A
• Graph
• Impact of Medicare physician payment cuts by state
• ACCP Principles for Health System Reform

2010: The Year of the Lung

• Talking Points/The “Ask”
• The resolution
• The ACCP and 2010: The Year of the Lung

Medicare Elimination of Consultation Codes

• ACCP information regarding Medicare elimination of consultation codes

Other Materials

• Attendee Roster
• Relevant cosponsorship information
  • S 1020, HR 1581, Previous Congress: S 718, HR 3886
• Washington, DC map
• Legislative process flowchart
• ACCP Guide for Communicating With Members of Congress
• 17th Annual ACCP Capitol Hill Caucus Evaluation Form