1. Arthritis Foundation Arthritis Ambassador Briefing January 15, 2013 3PM Eastern Dial In: 1-866-487-9460 Participant Code: 931 709 2991# Materials available for download at http://www.arthritis.org/ambassador_assignment.php

2. Agenda Welcome Ann M. Palmer, President & CEO, Arthritis Foundation 2014 Ambassador Commitment Form Laurie Markle, Manager for Grassroots Advocacy, Arthritis Foundation Update from Capitol Hill Kimberly Beer, Director of Advocacy, Arthritis Foundation 2014 Legislative Priorities Laurie Markle, Manager for Grassroots Advocacy, Arthritis Foundation January Ambassador Assignment: Share Priorities with Members of House & Senate Laurie Markle, Manager for Grassroots Advocacy, Arthritis Foundation Q&A 1

3. 4 www.arthritis.org/advocacy-summit

4. Welcome 4 On the Phone Ann M. Palmer President & CEO Arthritis Foundation

5. 2014 Ambassador Commitment Form 4 Access the form via: -A link sent in your email today -The link posted on the Current Ambassador Assignment website -An email that you will receive tomorrow http://www.arthritis.org/advocacy/inside-advocacy/2014-Ambassador- Commitment/ This form MUST be signed by Feb 28, 2014.

6. Update from Capitol Hill 3 On the Phone Kimberly Beer Director, Advocacy Arthritis Foundation

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8. 3 January Ambassador Assignment Email and call your THREE Health Legislative Assistants and share with them our legislative priorities for 2014. 1.Visit www.arthritis.org/ambassador_assignment.phpwww.arthritis.org/ambassador_assignment.php 2.Copy the draft language into an email to your Health Legislative Assistants and edit it to fit your needs. 3.Send the email. 4.If you don’t receive a response within 5 business days, call the Washington, DC office of your Rep/Senator and leave a voicemail for the HLA using the draft language available at www.arthritis.org/ambassador_assignment.phpwww.arthritis.org/ambassador_assignment.php 5.Visit www.arthritis.org/report and complete an assignment report, with notes for any follow up required, for all three calls. Login:www.arthritis.org/report AdvocateID= your email address Password=your last name Don’t know your HLA? Can’t login to the system? Email me! lmarkle@arthritis.orglmarkle@arthritis.org

9. Remember: You Don’t Have to Be an Expert! But if you want to be…we’re here to help: Access to Medications: HR 460 February 3, 2014 8:00-8:45 pm Eastern Access to Pediatric Rheumatologists: HR 1827 February 10, 2014 8:00-8:45 pm Eastern Arthritis Research at the Department of Defense February 24, 2014 8:00-8:45 pm Eastern 9

10. Questions? Laurie Markle, MA lmarkle@arthritis.org lmarkle@arthritis.org Cell: 678-358-0235 10

11. 2014 Ambassador Briefing Schedule 4 Ambassador Briefings will take place at 3PM Eastern on the following dates: March 5, 2014 April 2, 2014 May 7, 2014 July 16, 2014 September 3, 2014 November 5, 2014