Contacting your members of Congress is one of the most effective ways to influence healthcare policy decisions that directly impact your patients and practice. Your voice matters! Congressional staff track constituent communications and regularly brief legislators on the issues you raise, which can directly influence voting decisions and policy priorities.
Personal stories make the difference. When you share how policies affect patient care in your community, such as changes to Medicare reimbursement or access to cardiovascular imaging services, you give lawmakers concrete examples that shape their priorities and votes. Legislators need to understand the real-world implications of their decisions, and you are uniquely positioned to provide that perspective from the frontlines of patient care.
How to Make Your Voice Heard
There are multiple ways to effectively reach your representatives - phone calls, emails, written letters, or in-person meetings - and all of them matter. Whether you have two minutes or two hours, any contact helps. Focus your outreach on issues critical to cardiovascular imaging and patient care: Medicare reimbursement rates that determine whether practices can sustainably provide essential diagnostic services, coverage decisions that affect which patients can access life-saving cardiac ultrasound procedures, and quality standards that ensure the highest level of accuracy and safety. By consistently communicating about these issues, you help ensure they remain priorities in Congress.
How ASE Can Help
ASE has developed comprehensive resources to prepare you for effective advocacy. These materials explain how Congress works and how bills become law, outline ASE's current policy priorities so you can align your message with broader advocacy efforts, and provide best practices for communicating with your legislators in ways that resonate and create impact.
Your consistent engagement helps ensure quality cardiovascular ultrasound services remain a priority in patient care.
Advocacy Toolkit
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