Advocacy Toolkit

Each year, your Representatives and Senators make decisions that profoundly affect a wide range of issues impacting hematology, including funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), research and treatment for sickle cell disease (SCD), safe and affordable access for patients to prescription drugs and therapies, and issues impacting physician reimbursement. ASH is the leader in representing the interests of scientists and clinicians working in the field of hematology, both on Capitol Hill and within federal agencies. ASH plays a vital role in influencing policies that affect researchers, clinicians, and patients by educating lawmakers and government staff on critical issues affecting hematology research and practice.

ASH can't do it alone. 
Policymakers want to hear from constituents like you.

It’s not enough for organizations like ASH to advocate for hematology – policymakers want to hear from constituents, too. In advocacy, there is truly strength in numbers. To unite and advocate together on behalf of hematology, we encourage you to join the ASH Advocacy Network the foundation of the Society’s advocacy activities. Members of the Advocacy Network receive regular updates about current advocacy efforts impacting hematology and information about how to contact their members of Congress through periodic action alerts and the Advocacy Update newsletter.

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How to Engage with Congress

Issue-Specific Tools