2011 ACR AMCLC Briefing for HRS 20 June 2011

88 th Annual AMCLC  May 14-18, 2011  HRS Representation:  President:  Peter Takeyama, MD  Councilors:  Andrew Kayes, MD  Kevin Nakamura, MD

Meeting Highlights  Saturday:  Chapter Leaders’ Workshop  Sunday:  New Councilor Breakfast  Caucuses  Western States  Discussed pertinent resolutions with primary focus on controversial anti-self-dealing resolution proposed by the California Radiological Society.

Meeting Highlights  Sunday (continued)  Convening of ACR Council  Speaker’s report  Presidential Address by James Thrall  Candidate presentations

Meeting Highlights  Monday (continued)  Moreton Lecture  Gail R. Wilensky, Ph.D., Senior Fellow Project Hope  "Health Care Reform and Accountable Care Organizations"

Meeting Highlights  Monday (continued)  Reference Committee Open Sessions

Meeting Highlights  Monday (continued)  Capitol Hill Day Preparation  Keynote by Senator Richard Burr [R-NC]

Meeting Highlights  Tuesday  Special session: Economics  “Who moved my cheese” - Bibb Allen Jr., M.D., FACR, chair of the ACR’s Economics Commission

Meeting Highlights  Tuesday (continued)  Reference Committee reports

Meeting Highlights  Wednesday: Capitol Hill Day  Critical Talking Point: MEDPAC’s push for the MPPR, and the ACR’s opposition of this proposed legislation

Meeting Highlights  Wednesday: Capitol Hill Day  HRS met with aides from:  SEN Inouye’s office  SEN Akaka’s office  REP Hanabusa’s office  REP Hirono’s office

Lessons Learned  Representation at the AMCLC is definitely important, as is visibility  Face time with Kimberly Applegate, ACR Speaker, who thanked us for reviving the HRS and encouraged our continued participation

Lessons Learned  Knowledge and experience of congressional staffers varies significantly  Some aides are college students, who have very basic understanding of health care policy, others are highly experienced and have advanced degrees, or specialized in handling health care issues  SEN Inouye’s aide is typically a military nurse fellow

Lessons Learned  If you attend a caucus meeting, expect to get charged for breakfast  Either eat, or don’t eat  (apparently a cup of coffee = breakfast at the Western States Caucus)

Lessons Learned  We need to encourage active participation by the RFS, and seek financial aid for resident travelers  Opportunities for poster presentations  Learn about health care policy  See how involved other RFS chapters are in the business of the ACR and ACRA

Conclusion  Outcome of Capitol Hill Day pending  Good feedback from aides, but still awaiting signatures on the “Dear Colleague” letter circulating the Hill

Mahalo!  The 2011 HRS Delegation thanks the society for its support.