1. Ambassador Briefing July 20, 2016

2. Welcome! Laura Keivel Manager of Grassroots Advocacy lkeivel@arthritis.org @LauraKeivelAF

3. Welcome Ben Chandhok! New York New Jersey Massachusetts Connecticut Maine New Hampshire Rhode Island Vermont

4. May is Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month New Junior Ambassador program starting this September! Ages 13-17 Interested? Email Laura Keivel at lkeivel@arthritis.org for more information lkeivel@arthritis.org

5. Phoenix JA Conference Parent Session Senator Grumpy Philadelphia is August 11-14

6. August Recess Desiree Mowry Health Legislative Assistant Senator Roy Blunt (R-MO)

7. Federal Updates Anna Hyde Senior Director, Advocacy and Access

8. May Ambassador Activity Results Members of Congress signed on to step therapy letter Rep. Mike Coffman Rep. Leonard Lance Rep. Scott Peters Rep. Dan Benishek Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick Rep. Emanuel Cleaver Rep. Morgan Griffith Rep. Peter King Rep. Tom Price

9. Biosimilars Ambassador Dr. Susan Behen from Baltimore, MD FDA Testimony

10. Tweet storm #StopPartBDemo Senate Finance Committee letter Medicare Part B Update

11. Public Health Fair on Capitol Hill

12. Questions? Hit #6 to unmute your line

13. State Updates Mark Guimond, Director of State Legislative Affairs

14. Prior Authorization Victory in Ohio

15. North Carolina State Capitol Day

16. Pennsylvania Advocacy Day

17. Questions? Hit #6 to unmute your line

18. August Ambassador Activity

19. August Recess Visit your members of Congress in their district office Ask them to co-sponsor H.R. 1859 or S. 2782 Ask them to join the Congressional Arthritis Caucus if they haven’t already Please contact Laura Keivel at lkeivel@arthritis.org if your members of Congress are already on the bills and the Caucus lkeivel@arthritis.org

20. August Recess Options Meet with Your Senators – Primary Meet with Your Representative Attend a Town Hall Meeting Arrange a Call with Health Legislative Assistant

21. August Recess Pro Tips Take pictures! Use the guide (with FAQ’s) to help set up a meeting Let the Arthritis Foundation know about your meeting Be prepared! Send a thank you note after your meeting or call Any issues? Contact Laura Keivel (lkeivel@arthritis.org) or your ALT member (next slide)

22. Advocacy Leadership Team NameAreaContact Johanna LindsayWA, OR, ID, MT, WY, UT, CO jlindsay@arthritis.org Krystin HerrCA, NV, AZ, NM, TXkherr@arthritis.org Lori ObluckND, SD, MN, WIlobluck@arthritis.org Pam FieldsMI, OH, PA, WV, KY, TN pfields@arthritis.org Michele GuadalupeNE, KS, OK, AR, MO, IA, IL, IN mguadalupe@arthritis.org Claudia StewartVA, NC, SC, GA, FLcstewart@arthritis.org Ben ChandhokNY, NJ, CT, RI, NH, VT, MA, ME bchandhok@arthritis.org Laura KeivelDC, MD, DElkeivel@arthritis.org

23. August Recess Target Districts RepresentativeDistrict Matsui, DorisCA-06 Capps, LoisCA-24 Cardenas, TonyCA-29 Bilirakis, GusFL-12 Shimkus, JohnIL-15 Whitfield, EdKY-01 Guthrie, BrettKY-02 Sarbanes, JohnMD-03 Upton, FredMI-06 Long, BillyMO-07 Butterfield, GKNC-01 Ellmers, ReneeNC-02 Pallone, FrankNJ-06 Lujan, BenNM-03 Engel, EliotNY-16 Schrader, KurtOR-05 Pitts, JoePA-16 Blackburn, MarshaTN-07 Barton, JoeTX-06 Burgess, MichaelTX-26 Green, GeneTX-29 McMorris Rodgers, CathyWA-05

24. August Ambassador Activity How to receive credit? Report the results of your meeting or call

25. August Ambassador Activity Let us know! What meetings you have scheduled We can pair you with other Ambassadors in your area or give you supplemental information

26. Reporting Due Date September 14, 2016 www.arthritis.org/advocatereport Reporting Center manual available on the Ambassador website

27. Questions? Hit #6 to unmute your line

28. Upcoming Events and Closing

29. Advocate Webinar Series Wednesday, July 27 3:00 PM Eastern 30 minutes Juvenile Arthritis and Advocacy

30. Philadelphia JA Conference Philadelphia August 11-14 Advocacy activities for the whole family Learn more about advocacy and talk to staff and volunteers

31. 2016 Ambassador Briefings All briefings will be held at 3:00 PM Eastern time Wednesday, September 14 Wednesday, November 2

32. September Ambassador Briefing September 14 is a change from the previously scheduled briefing August Recess Recap Election Preview

33. Thank you for joining the briefing! Please contact Laura Keivel for any questions lkeivel@arthritis.org 202-887-2913 @LauraKeivelAF