WASHINGTON, D.C. (August 9, 2018)—The Grassroots Accountability Project is gaining momentum as it unifies and activates industry stakeholders in engaging legislators about key HME issues. The goal of the project is to assign a grassroots HME advocate to all 535 federal legislative offices. Originating in AAHomecare’s State Leaders Council, this multi-stakeholder effort has the support of AAHomecare, VGM, The MED Group and numerous state and regional associations.
To date, 34 states have 100 percent of their legislators assigned to advocates, and another five states are more than 50 percent fulfilled, reports AAHomecare. With 86 percent of the Senate and 65 percent of the House having at least one grassroots advocate assigned, AAHomecare encourages members to review this list to see where additional volunteers are still needed. AAHomecare encourages additional contacts in districts where only a primary contact is listed. An overview of the project is available here; members may also reach out to Ashley Plauché, AAHomecare’s manager of government affairs, for more information at ashleyp@aahomecare.org.
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