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  1. I was interested in this fascinating take on health reform from the former editor of the NEJM, Marcia Angell, see http://tiny.cc/lEexZ
  2. Saw great theatre on meaning and the body, Anna Deveare Smith's latest one woman show, Let Me Down Easy, see preview http://tiny.cc/SMqy4
  3. 60 minutes misses the point- palliative care is about matching treatment to patient goals, NOT stopping it, see http://tinyurl.com/ydsa9fg
  4. @ctsinclair I agree Christian and hope to begin that process with you and others + our nat'l organizations soon- good strategy is required.
  5. For congressional perspective on the role of the media in this summers' attack on advance care planning, see http://tinyurl.com/ykbnaqh
  6. For a poor field like palliative care, we'll all need to participate. Stay tuned for what we can do both separately + together in our orgs.
  7. Effective advocacy for palliative care requires>than lobbyists- also tv ads, surveys, strategy work, coalition bldg, + grassroots organizing
  8. 1+1/2 wks in DC + I am feeling rather optimistic about gov't. just thinking I must be crazy when,voila! http://kalman.blogs.nytimes.com/
  9. And you thought Canadians had access but no choice but the u.s. is a mecca of choice in health care- think again, see http://tiny.cc/VDpka
  10. A lesson in democracy at work+ need for patience: health reform as an exercise in moving from perfect to preferred to possible to passable!
  11. Most memorable quote from my 1st wk as a Health + Aging Policy Fellow in DC: "Be at the table or be on the menu." Palliative care steps up!
  12. Palliative care has friends in high places- Sens. Kohl + Whitehouse fight for access to opioids for ill + frail, http://tinyurl.com/yk9dzzl
  13. and u thought it was dead...bill to pay docs for advance care counseling survived into house reform bill today! http://tinyurl.com/yjcyej2
  14. rule 6 for health policy influence: grass roots get grass tops- the folks at home have real power, if they use it.
  15. rule 5 for health policy influence: Media coverage matters GREATLY. Representatives care a lot about what their constituents think and want.
  16. rule 4 for health policy influence: learn the architecture and logic of the legislative AND the rule making (executive branch) processes
  17. rule 3 for health policy influence: effective policy makers want your science transformed into a bill or amendment+ 1 page of talking points
  18. 6 rules of health policy- rule 2: Legislative AND Regulatory (executive branch) strategies are needed;
  19. 6 rules of health policy in a series of tweets: 1. it is a dynamic process amenable to outside influence;
  20. If you think reform legislation is complicated wait til we try to actually implement it in the executive branch. omg, i had no idea!