A Unified Advocacy Voice for Rheumatology

Learn about RheumPAC, Rheumatology’s Voice in Washington

Take the first step in building your personal relationships with the lawmakers who can make a difference for rheumatology. Go to RheumPAC to get started.

Add your voice

Most members of Congress are now on Facebook and Twitter and monitor social media interactions very closely. Reach out to your legislators about rheumatology issues by tagging them in your posts or posting on their sites. Follow the ACR’s advocacy on Twitter at @ACRheumDC to see what is trending and repost messages, and please use the hashtag #Act4Arthritis in your tweets. You can also share your personal experiences and voice concerns through the ACR’s Legislative Action Center.

ACR/ARP Advocacy Checklist

• Read the ACR@Work newsletter when it arrives in your inbox; this contains the latest updates on advocacy and policy affecting you and your patients;
• Follow the ACR’s Twitter account at @ACRheum and the ACR’s new advocacy Twitter account, @ACRheumDC;
• Watch for and take part in grassroots opportunities from the ACR, allowing you to easily contact your representatives in Congress and at the state level on issues that matter most to you: https://info.votervoice.net;
• Read more about all these issues and find pre-written email messages in the ACR’s Legislative Action Center: www.rheumatology.org/advocacy. We also offer tools to easily find your members of Congress and quickly send them your thoughts on these important issues. You can also contact our Government Affairs department at [email protected] to assist you;
• Apply to take part in Advocates for Arthritis, the September Capitol Hill fly-in of the ACR, and ask a patient or two to join you:
  https://www.rheumatology.org/Advocacy/Advocates-for-Arthritis;
• Learn about RheumPAC, the ACR’s nonpartisan, policy-focused political action committee (PAC), which is the only PAC representing rheumatology professionals and standing up for you and your interests among all the many competing forces in Washington, D.C.: www.RheumPAC.org;
• Develop a personal relationship with your representatives in Congress and their staff. Visit them while you are in Washington, D.C., or at their home offices in your district. Invite your Congressional representatives or a member of their staff to spend a day in your office;
• Attend local events for candidates and lawmakers you support. RheumPAC may provide a contribution to present from RheumPAC for candidates in election campaigns in the U.S. House or Senate. Make a recommendation for RheumPAC support by writing to [email protected];
• Get involved in your local or state rheumatology society. Find your society and other resources at www.rheumatology.org/advocacy/state-advocacy; and
• Join the American Medical Association (AMA), or renew your membership, to keep rheumatology at the table, so we can continue to influence AMA advocacy and positions on your behalf, and to guide reimbursement and coding policies: https://commerce.ama-assn.org/membership.