Advocacy_ACC

What is ACCPAC? • ACCPAC assures a seat at the table and face-to-face access to key Members of Congress • 100% of personal contributions are used to support elections of pro-cardiology Candidates • ACCPAC supports both federal candidates and political committees • ACCPAC helps build grassroots contacts to bring about election results which are favorable to our advocacy goals ACCPAC is celebrating its tenth anniversary this year and will only continue to grow in the years to come!

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ACCPAC At a Glance Receipts Cycle

Personal

Corporate

Total

2003 - 2004

$267,224

$16,350

$283,574

2005 - 2006

$834,874

$313,564

$1,148,438

2007 - 2008

$786,086

$428,152

$1,214,238

2009 - 2010

$1,031,952

$235,645

$1,267,597

Disbursements Cycle

Republican

Democrat

Total

2003 - 2004

$200,290

$40,500

$240,790

2005 - 2006

$343,862

$110,089

$453,951

2007 - 2008

$358,918

$494,000

$852,918

2009 - 2010

$399,493

$529,500

$928,993 2

ACC Advocacy Successes ACCPAC is responsible for forging relationships with influential Members of Congress.

These relationships are key to the success of our Advocacy efforts.

•ACC was asked to testify 5 times before Congress within the past year, including in front of the influential Senate Finance Committee and the powerful House Ways & Means and Energy & Commerce Committees. No other medical specialty group has testified this many times within the past year.

•Senator John Kerry, at the urging of ACC staff, successfully lobbied Finance Chairman Max Baucus to remove a $400 million imaging offset included in must pass trade legislation.

•ACC worked closely with House and Senate Committee staff to include language regarding our clinical data registries and expanded post-market surveillance in the final FDA User Fee Bill signed into law in July.

•ACC mitigated the impact of reimbursement cuts included in the 2010 Medicare fee schedule by working with Congress and CMS to have cuts phased in over a four year period.

•Since 2002, ACC has successfully lobbied for the prevention of annual, scheduled Medicare reimbursement cuts due to the flawed SGR formula.

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Where We Stand

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American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons American Society of Anesthesiologists American Medical Association American College of Radiology American College of Emergency Physicians American College of Ophthalmology College of American Pathologists American College of Surgeons American College of Cardiology American Urological Association American College of Obstetrics & Gynecology American Osteopathic Information Association American Academy of Dermatology American Academy of Family Physicians American Association of Neurological Surgeons

$3,791,270 $3,145,915 $2,345,490 $2,345,140 $2,245,822 $1,880,000 $1,621,634 $1,345,374 $1,267,597 $1,011,356 $934,000 $914,323 $741,000 $714.385 $488,352

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The Future of ACCPAC • So far in the 2012 cycle, ACCPAC has disbursed $768,500 to 143 candidates, leadership PACs, coalition PACs and campaign committees • As of 7.31.2012, ACCPAC has raised $918,183 from 1867 ACC members • Out of over 25,000 ACC members, only about 7% contribute Please help expand the reach of ACC’s advocacy efforts by contributing to ACCPAC. The future of cardiology depends on you!

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