| Testified before the state legislature on prompt payment legislation. |
| Actively testified on a recent bill before our State House of Representatives. |
| Serve on board of group promoting healthcare reform |
| got my wife elected to the state senate |
| vote for candidates whom I support their views on health care policy |
| my decisions to take action (such as donating money or campaigning) have not been based just on health care issues |
| specialty society PAC |
| Lobbied through my PAC |
| Other issues are more important to me. I am politically active generally around the topics of second-hand smoke and promoting strategic nonviolence. |
| I am registered lobbyist [State of NM] for my organization. |
| I vote for whomever I feel will best lead the country irrespective of their views on healthcare policy. |
| Visiting the offices of elected officials.
Served as doctor-of-the-day at the Statehouse. |
| I've never found a candidate that I thought was making good health care policy |
| I have testified before the state finance committee. |
| As Dr. Emanuel says in the Feb. 27 JAMA journal. "Its Health Care Costs Stupid" |
| Visited the legislature, visited Congress, participated in group visits, written editorials for local, regional, national publications. |
| Though I vote, I am totsally disenchanted with the entire political scene, and have little respect for the politicians on either side of the aisle |
| I am a member of a medical PAC |
| I have testified before Congressional committees and written congressional testimony. |
| HAVE BEEN A CANDIDATE FOR STATEWIDE OFFICE ON A HEALTHCARE PLATFORM |
| testified before a state cmte |
| I have testified to State and Local legislatures |
| I've campaigned for a candidate (Obama) to ensure that another candidate (Clinton) does not win her primary. This is a unique situation for me as I have never campaigned "against a candidate" before. |
| Testified at State House committee hearings |
| I have written articles in journals concerning health care policy. |
| I've contributed to an organization that primarily advocates health care policy change |
I've testified for the legislature and met with the White house 9regardless the party ) for health issues.
I've supported a canddiate for overall support of my political philosophy |
| lobbied on behalf of NACHRI |
| I have been one of these politicians. |
| Helped change state law on health care |
| I wish I could personally meet with a legislator to talk about health care policy.... |
| I've served in a "political appointment" at the local level, was on the mayor's cabinet for 10 years, & was the chief exec officer for the city's health/hospital operations |
| I ran for congress |
| Given money to PAC in support of health care issues |
| I've gotten the medical staff involved in political issues and written about how the political process works. I've also personally led a tort reform March as well as organize a group that discusses political and philosophical topics on a monthly basis. |
I am a federal employee and avoid political involvement |
| Supported PACs |
| Testified at the state level |
| Healthcare policy is not the only issue that stimulates me to participate |
I donated to a candidate but not because of views on health care, for other issues. I have yet to find a candidate that understands health care. |
| I have donated money to particular lobbies regarding health care policy. |
| I've campaigned, donated, petitioned and met with candidates, but not related to health care policy. |
| Working with medical society and legislature's health care reform committee to get universal coverage. I've campaign for and donated money to candidates, but not necessarily because of their health care policies. |
| Spoke for the insurance industry lobby to the state of CT health care subcommittee on a bill. |
| I try to educate myself re the cancdidates but I see none so far who really understand health care dynamics currently |