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Health Policy Profiles “Ones to Watch”: Where Are They Now? The Final Four
With the 2024 election fast approaching, we’re briefly checking in with the four remaining Health Policy Profiles Top 10 to Watch from 2020: Senator Ben Ray Luján, along with Representatives Jake Auchincloss, Stephanie Bice and Andrew Garbarino. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-MN) Before joining the Senate, Luján served over a decade in the U.S. House,…
Building a Mighty Ambassador Network Using a Virtual Hub
A dedicated advocacy ambassador is worth their weight in gold! When our clients find a person who will devote their time to understanding their issues, has a powerful story to share and desires to build relationships with policymakers, we counsel them to nurture these individuals through an ongoing Ambassador program. By giving them an opportunity…
Health Policy Profiles “Ones to Watch”: Where Are They Now? Sen. Roger Marshall
As August recess comes to an end, we’re excited to update you on the achievements and ongoing initiatives of Senator Roger “Doc” Marshall, a standout from CURA’s 2020 “Top 10 to Watch.” Having first joined the GOP in the House of Representatives in 2017, Senator Marshall has emerged as a key voice in health care debates,…
Health Policy Profiles “Ones to Watch”: Where Are They Now? Reps. Mace and Malliotakis
In 2020, CURA Strategies published our inaugural Health Policy Profiles—a resource dedicated to helping health care stakeholders better understand the incoming class of Freshman Members of Congress. The project was such a hit that we followed up with a 2022 midterm election edition! In our first edition of the Health Policy Profiles in 2020,we researched…
Citizen Advocacy vs. Federal Lobbying: Where Do We Draw the Line?
After working with 98 health care organizations and leading countless advocacy and public relations campaigns, we frequently encounter the question: What is the difference between advocacy and lobbying? The answer is simple: All lobbying is advocacy, but not all advocacy is lobbying. Despite their frequent interchange in conversation, understanding the nuances between advocacy and lobbying…
Why we invested $100,000+ to create the Advocacy Accelerator
Recently, CURA launched the Advocacy Accelerator. Anyone who has visited the resource and community hub will see that there is a lot there and it must have taken a lot of effort. It did. We invested over $100,000 in time and money to get this off the ground. Why did we do it? Read on…
