Advocacy |
Chapter Advocacy Representative
Daniel Shivapour
The 2022 ACC Legislative Conference was held October 16-18th in Washington, DC. Our Advocacy Team attended the Virtual ACC Legislative Conference Oct 4th to 6th. Click here for photos. 2021 Legislative Meeting October 5, 2021 | Virtual Meeting |
Drs. Lakshmanan, Ashwath, Koranne, Awan, Antezano and Patel met with Representative Cynthia Axne. Drs. Antezano, Ashwath, Koranne, Olshansky, and Khan met with Representative Ashley Hinson's staffer, Caroline Doxsee. Drs. Antezano, Ashwath, Lakshmanan, Koranne, Kotev and Patel met with Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks and her staffer, Kendyl Willox. . Drs. Koranne, Ashwath, Antezano, Lakshmanan, Patel and Khan met with Representative Randy Feenstra and his staffer, Tim Medeiros.
Drs. Antezano, Ashwath, Awan, Lakshmanan, Koranne, Patel and Khan met with Senator Joni Ernst.
Drs. Ashwath, Koranne, Antezano, Lakshmanan, Khan and Kotev met with Senator Grassley's staffer, Nic Pottebaum.
2021 Legislative MeetingJanuary 25, 2021 | Virtual Meeting
Dr. Ashwath met with Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks
Members of the Iowa ACC Advocacy team attended the first-ever virtual Legislative Conference from October 4-6, 2020. This conference occurred at an unprecedented time, when he COVID-19 public health emergency has underscored the importance of ACC's advocacy work on behalf of clinicians, patients and the entire medical community. As a result of the recording-breaking 12,000 messages sent to Congress from ACC members, our voices were heard and many CV policy priorities were included in each COVID-19 legislative relief packag, including vast telehealth waivers and flexibilities, billions for PPE and testing, and unexpanded access to home health services for Medicare beneficiaries, among others, but our work continues. The Iowa ACC Advocacy team met with congressional leaders to share ways the cardiovascular community is providing quality, cost-effective, evidence-based care to millions of patients nationwide. |
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Dr. Antezano and Ashwath met with Representative Cynthia Axne’s Legislative Director, Denise Fleming.
Drs. Antezano and Ashwath met with Representative Dave Loebsack and his staff Scott Stockwell.
Drs. Antezano, Ashwath and Kotev met with Senator Chuck Grassley’s Legislative Assistant, Maddie Davidson.
Drs. Ponnapureddy, Ashwath, Antezano, Kotev and Corina Iorgoveanu met with Senator Joni Ernst’s assistants, Haley DeHaes & Anna Breen.
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Iowa ACC Advocacy Team (L to R): Dr. Rakesh Ponnapureddy, Dr. Mahi Ashwath, Chapter President, Dr. Eduardo Antezano, Chapter Advocacy Representative, Dr. Spas Kotev, Corina Iorgoveanu, Women in Cardiology FIT Chair.
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Congressman Dave Loebsack Site Visit, March 2, 2018
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Links to Iowa Government
| The American College of Cardiology's advocacy has resulted in a number of significant wins for providers, patients, and practices in recent years. Through its advocacy efforts, the College has:
Click here for ACC's Health Policy Resource Center. Action Items
Advocacy Events
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