05/18/2021    Alan L. Bass, DPM

APMA Virtual Advocacy Day

APMA Virtual Advocacy Day

Last week,, on behalf of New Jersey, I had the
opportunity to participate in the APMA Virtual
Advocacy Day. I have to begin by thanking Ben
Wallner, Director of Legislative Advocacy for
APMA. He prepared a PowerPoint with all the
speaking points regarding the HELLPP Act, ARC
Act, VA Mission Act, and the Medicare Physician
Fee Schedule, along with information on the
Student Loan Reform Bill for the members of APMA
to use when speaking to the members of Congress.

In addition to me, Larry Price, DPM and Laurie
Clarke, our Legislative Liaison represented New
Jersey proudly and we met with our 2 Senators and
4 different Representatives to discuss these
issues. They were all appreciative of the
information we provided and many of them agreed
to cosponsor the bills that would benefit
podiatrists. For those of you who participated in
their state on behalf of all DPMs across the
country, THANK YOU.

THIS is a big reason that if you are not a member
of APMA, you should be. The members of APMA work
on behalf of ALL podiatrists nationwide. Not just
the members of APMA. The work that APMA does
benefits everyone. If you are a member of APMA
and your state component and not involved because
“you’re too busy”, I disagree. A meeting with one
of your state representatives would take 15
minutes. We all can find 15 minutes in our day to
help ourselves.

I have been a member of the APMA for 24 years and
APMA House of Delegates for at least 7 years and
never “went up on the Hill”. That has now
changed. If we are back in Washington, D.C. next
year, you can be sure that I will be meeting with
all of these representatives again to urge them
to work on behalf of ALL my colleagues.

Alan L. Bass, DPM, Manalapan, NJ

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