Given the success of the last year’s PAC fundraising efforts, ACCP is pleased to announce the 2018 ACCP-PAC PRN Challenge.

Consistent with the priorities set by ACCP’s strategic plan and the College’s organization-wide commitment to clinical practice transformation, ACCP’s Washington, D.C., office is focused on an advocacy effort that calls on Congress to enact legislation that would provide Medicare patients with coverage for comprehensive medication management (CMM) as part of evolving, team-based payment models.

The College is now asking that PRN members demonstrate their commitment to the College’s advocacy priorities through contributions to ACCP’s Political Action Committee (ACCP-PAC).

Click here to contribute today!

How the Challenge Works

The ACCP-PAC PRN Challenge determines which PRN provides the greatest PAC support. PRN members who contribute to the PAC online are given an option to designate a PRN to receive credit for their contribution.

• The 2018 challenge will recognize two winners:
  • The PRN whose members contribute the most money in total.
  • The PRN with the highest percentage of members who contribute to the PAC.
• ACCP members who belong to multiple PRNs can make multiple contributions in the name of each PRN, but only one PRN can receive credit for any single contribution.
• Unlike contributions accepted to the Frontiers Fund, the ACCP-PAC cannot accept contributions directly from PRNs. All PAC contributions must be made by individuals from personal funds. Because of Federal Election Commission (FEC) regulations, PAC contributions are NOT deductible as charitable donations for federal tax purposes and must be made from personal funds and/or post-tax dollars.
• To qualify for the challenge, PRN members must contribute at least $25.
• The winning PRNs will be awarded coveted preferential time slots for PRN business meetings at the 2019 ACCP Annual Meeting.
• The challenge will conclude October 23, 2018.
• Please contribute online at www.accpaction.com.

We encourage PRN leaders and members to highlight the ACCP-PAC PRN Challenge in PRN meetings and online communications to PRN members. For more information, contact John McGlew ([email protected] or 202-621-1820).

More About ACCP-PAC

The ACCP-PAC is the only means by which ACCP can provide financial support to candidates for Congress who understand and support a team-based, patient-centered, quality-driven approach to health care delivery.

The PAC is nonpartisan and supports candidates regardless of political party affiliation. The PAC is regulated by the Federal Election Commission (FEC) based in Washington, D.C. The ACCP-PAC files quarterly FEC reports declaring all PAC receipts and disbursements, which are publicly available at www.fec.gov.

Who Receives ACCP-PAC Support?

All decisions regarding financial contributions to candidates are made by the PAC Governing Council on the basis of certain established criteria:

• Position on key health care committees in Congress.
• Proven support for pharmacy and health care–related issues.
• Previous health care experience.

The key health care–related committees in the House of Representatives are the Ways & Means and the Energy & Commerce committees; in the Senate, these consist of the Finance and the Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (H.E.L.P.) committees.

ACCP members who contribute to the PAC may recommend candidates to receive contributions. All PAC contributor recommendations will be considered; however, the College may be unable to accommodate all requests. The ACCP-PAC Governing Council must approve all candidate contributions. As a federal committee, the ACCP-PAC can only contribute to candidates who are running for federal office (candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives or the U.S. Senate, not state legislatures or gubernatorial races).

Thank you for supporting this important initiative. For more information, visit www.accpaction.com or contact John McGlew ([email protected]).