APMA News - September/October 2021 - 24

APMAPAC Chair
By Randy K. Kaplan, DPM
APMAPAC is the nonpartisan arm of APMA that raises contributions for
political action in support of the legislative priorities of the profession.
How Do Legislative Advocacy and APMAPAC Work
Together for You?
billing, preventive care, wound care, telehealth, home health
care, diversity, care for the elderly, and expanded care (e.g.,
dental coverage).
APMA member support of APMAPAC makes all the difference!
We cannot be active in legislative advocacy without
you. Your contributions help fi ght for the best of what our
members bring to the table to address patient concerns. We
need our members to help us both through grassroots advocacy
and through donations to APMAPAC. Visit www.apma.
org/donate to make your contribution, and visit www.apma.
org/eAdvocacy to write your members of Congress about
issues that are important to you. Using eAdvocacy is very
easy and effective. You can just choose a subject and use the
pre-written letter, or you can personalize your own message.
Then hit " send, " and your letter goes to all your members
of Congress.
Remember, if you are not at the table, you are on the menu!
So please, for your future-for the profession's future-become
active and engaged in legislative and political advocacy. n
Simply put, APMAPAC provides the funds to fi nance
APMA's legislative agenda.
The APMA House of Delegates and Board of Trustees determine
the legislative policy of the association. However,
APMA's Legislative Committee determines the legislative
agenda and identifi es which bills are important and those on
which we need to be actively engaged.
BOT member William Long Jr., DPM, chairs the Legislative
Committee. Please read his column in this issue of APMA
News to see how this committee functions at a high level for
you. You will also see a list of bills that the new Legislative
Advocacy Policy Subcommittee has identifi ed as priorities.
The current bills that we are monitoring refl ect a new generation
of health-care legislation. As the focus of bills has
changed drastically, APMA has successfully changed its approach.
The diversity of the bills refl ects the ever-changing
demographics of our patients and our own members. Some
of the bills we are working on involve co-pays, surprise
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Please make your
contribution today!
APMAPAC...it's
your future!
PURPOSE: The American Podiatric Medical Association Political Action Committee's
purpose is to raise and disburse funds to candidates for federal offi ce who
support the legislative priorities and goals of the podiatric medical profession.
IMPORTANT: Any contribution amounts noted here are suggested amounts. You
may contribute more, less, or not contribute without concern of being favored or disadvantaged.
Occupation/employer information is required for aggregate annual contributions
of more than $200.00 by the Federal Election Campaign Act. Federal election
law does not permit corporate contributions to be used for donation to candidates
for federal offi ce. Political contributions are not deductible for income tax purposes.

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