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Toolkit for Physician Engagement

The following documents are intended to help physicians prepare for participation in health reform town halls, local press events, and outreach to members of congress.

• For extensive background material about the proposed health reform, visit Health Reform 101.
• For a summary of HR 3962 for Providers, click here.
• For a summary of HR 3962 for Patients, click here.

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For Outreach to Members of Congress:

• Overview document with talking points for visits with members of Congress

• A one-page document about the NPA that can be left with staff/members of Congress during an in-district visit

• A sample letter for people who can't make a visit but want to send a letter to their member of Congress

• Statement of support for reform from organizations representing 450,000 physicians

 

Sample Comments for Public Events:

• Informal comments by NPA President-Elect, delivered at the kick-off of a canvassing event in Pennsylvania

• Formal comments by NPA President-Elect, delivered at a press conference

 

Sample Letters to Editors and Op-Eds:

• "Reform Would Cut Costs for the Already Insured," op-ed by NPA board member Dr. David Grande in Philadelphia Inquirer (8/13/2009)

• "The public option: a broken health system needs it," Star Tribune (8/16/2009)

 

For Your Patients:

• Fact vs. Fiction about Health Reform

• Health Reform: What's In it for You

3 helpful documents from the Herndon Alliance:

• How to handle attacks

• Messages that work

• Fixing the health care system