NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS INC

Advocacy: nach directly advocates for federal legislation and public policy positions on behalf of children's hospitals. This is accomplished by but not limited to meeting with federal policy makers and their staff, in testimony to congressional and executive branch agencies, in regulatory and congressional letters and other communications. Nach also participates in communications by coalitions involving other organizations with common interests, as well as in media related advocacy, such as press releases and briefings, and paid advertisements. Nach's primary areas of public affairs advocacy focuses on legislation that directly affects the ability of children's hospitals to fulfill their mission of providing clinical care for children regardless of economic or medical condition, training the next generation of physicians for children, and educating the public about broader issues that affect children's health care.