Over the summer, ACCP has worked with elected officials from both sides of the aisle who share its vision of a health care delivery system in which clinical pharmacists, working within integrated medical practices, are responsible for significant portions of medication management and are helping to achieve clinical goal attainment for patients’ medication use.

As we approach the November elections, we must help ensure that these leaders on health care reform are successful in their bids for reelection in order to continue this important work in the 115th U.S. Congress. Quite simply, political action committee (PAC) dollars have never been more sought after, and ACCP-PAC must make sure we can help support our friends on Capitol Hill.

Why You Should Support Your PAC

ACCP’s advocacy efforts in Washington, D.C., related to its Medicare initiative are perfectly aligned with the College’s ongoing and ever-expanding clinical practice advancement initiatives essential for integrating clinical pharmacy services into contemporary team-based health care delivery. As an organization, ACCP is entirely focused on providing clinical pharmacists with the actionable tools, knowledge, and skills needed to make meaningful health care transformations through practice management and leadership development.

However, the political reality is that a legislative initiative cannot move forward purely on the strength of its own merits—grassroots advocacy and financial contributions are key to demonstrating support for our initiative from elected officials’ own districts and states.

well-funded PAC will help provide the necessary resources to support our friends on Capitol Hill. Contributions from ACCP-PAC to members of Congress will raise our profile on Capitol Hill, improve our standing among key lawmakers, and provide unique opportunities to discuss our initiative with potential congressional champions. Our PAC will also help ensure that elected officials who support our initiative remain in office to advance the goals of the proposal in the future.

Only ACCP members are eligible to contribute to the PAC, allowing the College to make these vital political contributions. With its more than 18,000 ACCP members, ACCP is in a position to become one of the most prominent pharmacy PACs in Washington. To do this, the College needs the widespread support of its membership. Click here to contribute to ACCP-PAC today!