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Grassroots Involvement

Member action or involvement in the political process is an important part of AAOMS's advocacy efforts. This activity is commonly called "Grassroots action" and refers to action by local people to affect public policy from the local level to the national level. Corporations, organizations, political campaigns and even individual people across the country engage in grassroots activity on a daily basis. Types of grassroots activities include calling, writing or meeting with elected officials about a particular issue or to build a long-term relationship with that official, attending public hearings or meetings, or writing an article to a newspaper or journalism group in support or in opposition of an issue. AAOMS encourages our members to engage in these types of activities and seeks to assist our members in the process when it relates to the specialty through the use of our member action management software.

Is one of your neighbors a member of Congress? Did your son or daughter go to school with a congressional staffer? If so, we want to know. AAOMS is seeking to build its key contact information database so that we can capitalize on these relationships when delivering OMSPAC contributions or for grassroots/lobbying purposes. If you have any type of relationship with a member of Congress or their staff, please contact the AAOMS Department of Governmental Affairs at 800/822-6637 to let us know.

AAOMS Grassroots Campaigns

Please ask your U.S. Representative to support the Medicare Oral Health Rehabilitative Enhancement Act (H.R. 5590) to allow OMSs to directly refer their Medicare patients for physical therapy.

Please ask your U.S. Senators to introduce companion legislation in the Senate to the Medicare Oral Health Rehabilitative Enhancement Act (H.R. 5590) to allow OMSs to directly refer their Medicare patients for physical therapy.

Please ask your U.S. Representative and Senators to support the Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery (CARES) Act of 2007 (HR 1655/S 1588) to protect and promote access to treatment for childhood deformities and craniofacial abnormalities.