For the third consecutive year, ACCP is pleased to announce the launch of the ACCP-PAC PRN Challenge.

Consistent with the priorities set by ACCP’s strategic plan and the College’s organization-wide commitment to clinical practice transformation, ACCP’s Washington, D.C., office has focused on an advocacy effort for the past 5 years that calls on Congress to enact legislation to provide Medicare patients with coverage for comprehensive medication management within the Part B medical benefit.

Now, ACCP is specifically calling on PRN members to demonstrate their commitment to the College’s advocacy priorities through contributions to ACCP’s Political Action Committee (ACCP-PAC). Click here to make a contribution today!

How the Challenge Works

The ACCP-PAC PRN Challenge will determine which PRN provides the greatest PAC support. PRN members who contribute to the PAC online will be given the option to designate a PRN to receive credit for their contribution.

• This year, the Challenge will recognize two winners:
• The PRN whose members contribute the most money in total; and
• The PRN with the highest percentage of members who contribute to the PAC.
• ACCP members who belong to several PRNs can contribute to many PRNs in the name of each PRN, but only one PRN can receive credit for any single contribution.
• Unlike contributions to the Frontiers Fund, ACCP-PAC cannot accept contributions directly from PRNs. All PAC contributions must be made by individuals from personal funds. Because of Federal Election Commission regulations, PAC contributions are NOT deductible as charitable donations for federal tax purposes and must be made from personal funds and/or post-tax dollars.
• To qualify for the Challenge, PRN members must contribute a minimum of $5. However, to increase the funds available to give candidates, we urge PRN members to contribute at least $25 to this effort.
• The winning PRN will be awarded coveted preferential timeslots for PRN business meetings at the next two ACCP Annual Meetings.
• The results will be announced at the 2017 ACCP Annual Meeting in October.
• Please contribute online at the ACCP-PAC website.

We encourage PRN leaders and members to take time to highlight the Challenge in PRN meetings and online communications to PRN members. For more information, contact John McGlew ([email protected] or 202-621-1820).

Who Receives ACCP-PAC Support?

All decisions regarding financial contributions to candidates are made by the ACCP-PAC Governing Council on the basis of certain established criteria:

• Position on key congressional health care committees;
• Proven support for pharmacy and health care–related issues; and
• Previous health care experience.

The key health care–related committees are the Ways and Means & Energy and Commerce committees in the House of Representatives and the Finance & Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (H.E.L.P.) committees in the Senate.

ACCP members who contribute to the PAC may recommend candidates to receive contributions. All PAC contributor recommendations will be considered; however, ACCP may not be able to accommodate all requests. The ACCP-PAC Governing Council must approve all candidate contributions.

As a federal committee, the ACCP-PAC can only contribute to candidates who are running for federal office (candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives or U.S. Senate, not state legislatures or gubernatorial races).

Thank you for supporting this important initiative. For more information, visit the ACCP-PAC website or e-mail John McGlew ([email protected]).