Legislation Action Network - Advocacy

The Direct Primary Care Society's (DPCS’s) Advocacy Forum exists to advance the Society’s industry policy agenda through Congress, State Legislatures, Local Governments by providing information supporting the outside lobbying activities of emerging groups, grassroots efforts (DPCSVoice), and political affairs (DPCSPAC). Our policy agenda consists of a variety of issues to serve practicing doctors—including industry awareness, medical values of the patient/doctor relationship, quality and patient safety, patient advocacy, practice area focus and research funding, scope of practice, health information technology, and more.

The DPCS Grassroots Network allows physicians to take action and engage with their elected officials. Members of the Network align to support the industry.
 
Be a Part of the Grassroots - Legislative Action Network, DPCS Legislative Action Network makes it easy to become an advocate for your practice and the broad value of direct primary care. Lend your voice to the policy discussion with the DPCS Legislative Action Network.
 

BECOME A PRIME DOCTOR – JOIN THE CHAMPION PROJECT 

Prime Doctors  focus on developing close, personal relationships with elected officials at the local, state and federal levels. If you already have this type of relationship with your representatives, becoming a Prime Doctor is easy. If not, the DPCS has tools and resources to help you raise your visibility, benefiting you, your practice, and the impact/success of direct primary care.
 

ATTEND DPCS LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY DIALOG 

DPCS brings industry leaders together in Washington, D.C. each year to promote, advocate for, and directly educate on direct primary care before Congress and the Administration. The Dialog provides a forum for DPCS members to speak with one voice about the topics that really matter to direct primary care practitioners, including patient access, quality of patient care, research, and other issues.
 

INVALUABLE BENEFITS: 

Advance the specialty by participating in effective advocacy efforts at the national and local level, including grassroots initiatives. 

Collaborate and network with peers and thought leaders in the field of Direct Primary Care. 

Educate your local media, policymakers, and the public about patient-centered, physician-led care and the role Direct Primary Care plays in patients’ lives with the Primary Care Difference Physician Patient Brilliance® toolkit, media-relations and social-media support, and free downloadable patient-education brochures. 

Strengthen your résumé, get involved, and gain leadership experience through faculty and presenter opportunities at DPCS meetings, editorial boards, committees, and focus groups. 

DPCS will succeed in reforming/expanding contemporary views of patient care because of our physicians’ quality and engagement. Our efforts are geared to shape the local, state and national legislative landscape — by being the “go-to” national resource for education and policy-making information. We strive to act as the medical-based education resource. While DPCS is not directly involved with government affairs, it is a beacon for all stakeholders.  
 

STAY IN CONTACT 

Nurture relationships with your federal, state and local representatives. Easy ways to stay in contact include:

Send an email using the DPCS Legislative Action Network. 

Attend a town-hall meeting in your city or state. 

Visit your representatives in their district or state offices.  
 

BE INVOLVED 

For more information about getting involved at the grassroots level, including help becoming a Key Doctor or scheduling a site visit, please reach out to DPCS Legislative Network. Please reach out to the DPCS Legislative Network call us at: (800) 524-2910 ext.350