1. Pulling it All Together
The Asks – and How to Make Them

2. Your Checklist
The Anatomy of a Successful Meeting
The Asks
TOPICS

3. First a Short Quiz

4. The Asks
• Medicaid
• Teaching Health Centers
• 2015 Spending Priorities

5. Medicaid
• Extend the enhanced Medicaid
payment for primary care services
beyond December 31, 2014.
• Make OB/GYN physicians eligible if at
least 60 percent of their Medicaid
billing is for primary care services.

6. Teaching Health Centers
• Reauthorize the Teaching Health Center (THC)
program this year.
• Senators should cosponsor S.1759
• Representatives should consider introducing legislation to
reauthorize the teaching health center program.
• Provide a sustainable funding stream such as
Medicare Graduate Medical Education
(GME), modified to fit this vital program

7. 2015 Spending Priorities
• $71 million for Primary Care Training
and Enhancement (PCTE).
• $375 million for the Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality
(AHRQ).

8. Let’s Practice – Loud and Proud!

10. Hone the Message with the
Message Formula
• Hello, my name is [] and I’m from [] (establishes
relevancy)
• I am here to talk to you about [key issues]
• Knowing of your interest in [info about your audience] I
think you’ll be interested as well
• This is important to the people I represent because
[personal story]
• That’s why I really hope you’ll [ask]
• I’d like to follow-up by [follow-up ideas]
• Contact information?

11. The Main Argument You Might Get (and
What to Say)

12. What You Don’t Need to Stress About

13. Consider Your Follow-Up Plan

14. Your Checklist
 What are you asking for?
 Why might your audience want that?
 What compelling story can you share?
 How can you best connect with staff?
 What can you do to follow-up?
 Schedule your site visit
 Schedule a local meeting
 Attend a townhall
 Connect on social media

15. Year ‘Round: Net-Play
Stop stressing about
a 27-step process
for getting to know
people. Go to
events, talk to
people and focus on
those you like. The
rest will come.
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16. Go Forth and Advocate!
Take the Advocacy Pledge