ACC's Legislative Conference 2022
Oct. 16-18, 2022

Registration is open for ACC's Legislative Conference 2022, taking place from Oct. 16-18 at the Hyatt Regency in Washington, DC. The three-day meeting offers cardiovascular clinicians spanning the entire care team a chance to hear from ACC leaders, staff and other experts on health policy issues affecting patients and the profession, while also providing an important opportunity to speak directly with members of Congress and their staff.

Conference Tips

• Please register using the email address that corresponds with your ACC member record.
• Participants will head to Capitol Hill on Tuesday for in-person meetings with members of Congress and/or their staff. Please plan your travel accordingly.
• Email Meg Novak (mnovak@acc.org) to register for the special HeartPAC keynote event kicking off Legislative Conference on Sunday, Oct. 16.
• Please note: Registration for ACC Legislative Conference 2022 is now closed.

Conference Resources

In preparation for ACC’s Legislative Conference, reference these handy resources to get up to speed and/or refresh your memory on lobbying best practices and recent topical updates:

• 2022 Legislative Conference Agenda
• Take Action: Urge your members of Congress to co-sponsor the Supporting Medicare Providers Act of 2022
• How-To Lobby Webinar Video
• Virtual Meeting Tips
• Recent HeartPAC Updates:
  • “Keys to Building Relationships with Policymakers”
  • “2022 Fall Federal Advocacy Update”

2022 Legislative Conference Talking Points

• Increasing Patient Access to Care
  • Addressing Medicare Cuts
    • ACC, House of Medicine Continue Full-Court Press to Stop Medicare Cuts; Urge Broad Reform
    • ACC Submits Formal Comments to CMS on CY2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
    • Legislative Text
      • Medicare_Cuts_H.R.8800_Legislative_Text.pdf
    • Letters
      • Payment Reform Coalition Letter.pdf
      • Letter-Text-Stabenow-Barrasso-Letter-on-Medicare-Physician-Payment.pdf
  • Expanding Patient Access to Cardiovascular Care
    • Legislative Text
      • Cardiac_Rehab_H.R.1956_Legislative_Text.pdf
      • Cardiac_Rehab_S.1986__Legislative_Text.pdf
    • House Bill Overview
      • CV Rehab One Pager.pdf
• Improving Clinician Well-Being
  • Streamlining Prior Authorization Practices
    • ACC Priority Legislation Addressing Prior Authorization Passes House
    • Legislative Text
      • Prior_Auth_H.R.3173_Legislative_Text.pdf
      • Prior_Auth_S.3018_Legislative_Text.pdf
      • Gold_Card_H.R.7995_Legislative_Text.pdf
    • Press Releases
      • Coalition Press Release on Intro of Prior Auth Bill.pdf
      • Gold_Card_H.R.7995_Press_Release.pdf
    • Letters
      • Coalition Letter Prior Auth Bill Ways and Means Markup.pdf
    • HHS OIG Report – Prior Authorization in Medicare Advantage
      • HHS OIG Report on Prior Auth in Medicare Advantage.pdf
  • Addressing Workplace Violence
    • ACC Backs SAVE Act; Bipartisan Gun Reform Now Law
    • Legislative Text
      • SAVE_H.R.7961_Legislative_Text.pdf
    • Letters
      • SAVE Act Support Letter.pdf
• Developing Public Health Initiatives
  • South Asian Heart Health Awareness & Research
    • South Asian Heart Health Awareness and Research Act Passes Full House Energy and Commerce Committee
    • Legislative Text
      • SAHHARA_H.R.3771_Legislative_Text.pdf
    • ACC Statement
      • ACC Statement SAHHARA EC Health Subcommittee.pdf
  • Valvular Heart Disease Research
    • ACC Priority Legislation Passes Senate HELP Committee
    • Legislative Text
      • CAROL_H.R.1193_Legislative_Text.pdf
      • CAROL_S.1133_Legislative_Text.pdf
    • Letters
      • CAROL Act Coalition Letter.pdf
      • CAROL Act Support Letter.pdf

Stay tuned to @Cardiology on Twitter and the ACC Advocate newsletter for updates!

Check out highlights from ACC's 2021 Legislative Conference here.