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      Your Voice on Capitol Hill

      Your Voice on Capitol Hill

      AMGA members at the U.S. Capitol
      From left to right: Jatin Mallakunta, MBA, MS, Director of Finance, Inova Health; Gina Engel, MD, Primary Care Provider, UVA Health; and John Kennedy, MD, President, AMGA Foundation, and Chief Medical Officer, AMGA.

      Once a year, AMGA invites members from all over the country to come to Washington DC for our annual Capitol Hill Day. The day involves scheduled meetings with elected officials from each state represented by our members. Members came from California, Florida, Michigan, and many other states.

      As members walked around Capitol Hill, attending numerous meetings, hot topics discussed included:

      AMGA Board members with CMMI Director Abe Sutton
      From left to right: Beth Averbeck, MD, FACP, Senior Medical Director of Primary Care, HealthPartners, and AMGA Chair; Abe Sutton, JD, Director, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Innovation Center (CMMI); and Jerry Penso, MD, MBA, President and Chief Executive Officer, AMGA.

      The AMGA Board of Directors also had the opportunity to hear from Rep. Greg Murphy (R-NC), co-chair of the GOP Doctors Caucus. Abe Sutton, director of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) and deputy administrator for Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, as he discussed leveraging technology to help transform healthcare.

      AMGA members with Rep. Suzan DelBene
      From left to right: Matt Mulder, MD, Executive Vice President, Chief Physician Officer, UW Medicine/Valley Medical Center; Jeannine Grinnell, Chief Medical Officer, Valley Medical Center; Rep. Suzan DelBene, MBA (D-WA); Alka Atal-Barrio, MD, MMM, FAAP, Market President & CEO, Optum Care Pacific Northwest; and Danielle Casanova, MBA, Vice President of Population Health Initiatives and Health Equity, AMGA.

      How You Can Get Involved

      AMGA members interested in getting involved with AMGA policy advocacy efforts can join the District Advocacy Program (DAP). DAP participants meet virtually with members of Congress and their staff to discuss critical issues in healthcare. Our team also offers August facility tours. With Members of Congress being in recess during the month of August, this is a great opportunity to invite members to tour the facility or meet in the district.

       

      AMGA urges Congress to use the Task Force recommendations as a blueprint for MACRA reauthorization and broader Medicare reform efforts. AMGA stands ready to work with Congress and other stakeholders to implement these changes and fulfill the original promise of MACRA: a stable, predictable payment system that rewards high-quality, high-value care.

      AMGA's FULL report is available here
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