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The American Medical Association’s top federal priority remains reforming Medicare’s broken physician payment system. Congress will soon be entering their August recess period, a time that provides physician advocates with ample opportunities to connect with their federal lawmakers back home. Join the AMA for an informative virtual session that will review the current state of federal legislation and ways in which physician advocates can engage their members of Congress during the month of August, whether their lawmaker is a champion of physician policy priorities or not.
You can also learn about resources developed by the AMA to provide guidance to physician advocates in scheduling and preparing for in-district legislative meetings, hosting Members of Congress at site visits, and best practices for interacting and conversing with them online.
Speakers
- David Lusk, founder, Key Advocacy
- Jason Marino, director, Congressional Affairs, AMA
David Lusk
Founder, Key Advocacy
David Lusk, founder of Key Advocacy, has over 20 years' experience in policy and government affairs. He specializes in advocate training and developing grassroots and grasstops engagement programs. Since 2010, he has provided highly-customized training for Capitol Visit Days and conducting 365-engagement to over 8,000 association members, nonprofit volunteers and C-Suite executives. David has received national recognition for the advocate networks he built for the Society of Human Resource Management and the Alzheimer's Association, and these programs now serve as the template followed by numerous organizations for their own advanced-advocacy initiatives.
Key Advocacy's diverse client base consists of organizations large and small, including the American College of Cardiology, American Diabetes Association, American Farm Bureau Federation, Microsoft Corporation, National Association of Spine Specialists and Ohio Association of Nurse Executives.
David has written extensively on policy advocacy and engagement best practices, with his work topping government affairs best-seller lists, including those on Amazon. He is frequently tapped for his expertise to speak at industry events hosted by groups such as the Public Affairs Council and National Institute for Lobbying and Ethics. David also serves in leadership for the American Society of Association Executives on its Government Relations and Advocacy Professionals Advisory Council (GRAPAC), and co-chairs the Education and Programs Committee. A graduate of Brown University, David earned degrees in both Public Policy and Business Economics.
Jason Marino
Director of Congressional Affairs, American Medical Association
Jason Marino has been with the American Medical Association on the lobbying team for eighteen years and currently serves as the director of Congressional Affairs. Jason and his team of lobbyists work to advance the AMA’s legislative agenda, including Medicare physician payment reform, in both the House of Representatives and Senate.
Prior to joining the AMA, he served as the health policy advisor for a member of the U.S. Senate. Jason completed his undergraduate studies at James Madison University and master’s degree from Yale University.
Jason resides with his spouse and two daughters in Arlington, Virginia.
