Policy Call to Action

Use the resources below to find and contact your elected representatives on Capitol Hill and urge them to support Informatics initiatives and research.

Calls to Action

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Tips to Engage Your Elected Representatives

Engage Your Member via Email

• Introduce yourself and explain that you are a constituent of their district/state.
• When crafting a message, think about why you are looking to engage with them. What is your “ask”?
  • This could be a request to support funding for a key agency or program, vote for or against an upcoming piece of legislation or amendment, or engage the Administration to encourage or oppose an executive action.
  • If AMIA has talking points on the issue you’re interested in discussing, please use them as a reference.
• Include specific information, anecdotes, and stories. Personal and local stories are best – how do these policies or funding impact you, your community, or your patient population? Why is this issue important to you?
• Offer to provide further information if needed on the topic.
• Keep it short – just a paragraph or two is usually all you need to get your point across.

Engage Your Member via a Phone Call with Staff

• Thank them for taking the time to speak with you and be courteous.
• Introduce yourself and explain that you are a constituent of their district/state.
• Explain why you are meeting and be clear about what issue you are advocating for or concern you have.
  • This could be a request to support funding for a key agency or program, vote for or against an upcoming piece of legislation or amendment, or express your appreciation or concern with an executive or congressional action.
  • If AMIA has talking points on the issue you’re interested in discussing, please use them as a reference.
• Specific information, anecdotes, and stories are useful for policymakers in these discussions, but be brief. Most calls are expected to last just a minute or two, and staffers are mainly taking tallies of how many people are calling in support or opposition on an issue. Personal and local stories are best – how do these policies or funding impact you? Why is this issue important to you?
• Offer to provide further information if needed on the topic.
• Thank them for their time.
• If you go to voicemail, remember to be polite and leave a message.
• Avoid prolonging the meeting beyond its natural conclusion, using jargon, or arguing with the staffer.

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Patient ID Now Toolkit

Patient ID Week is May 11 – 15, 2026! We encourage you to share messages with your social networks to build excitement and engagement around the messages this week. The Patient ID Now coalition’s advocacy ask during Patient ID Week will be support for HR 2002, the MATCH IT Act of 2025. 

Sample X (Formerly Twitter) Posts

• [@Your org] recognizes the importance of improving patient matching during Patient ID Week. Ensuring patients have accurate and complete records is vital to protect safety and privacy. Join us in raising this issue from May 11-15! #patientIDnow
• It’s Patient ID Week, an opportunity to highlight how patients are matched to their health information. The MATCH IT Act would improve patient matching standards within the health system. Join [Your org] and urge your Reps to cosponsor this bill. [link to Action Center campaign] #patientIDnow
• @MikeKellyPA & @RepBillFoster have reintroduced the MATCH IT Act, bringing improved patient matching, transparency, & patient safety. Join us during Patient ID Week to spread the word of this vital legislation. [link to Action Center campaign] #patientIDnow
• During Patient ID Week, [Organization] is proud to be part of @PatientIDN, a coalition of 50+ healthcare stakeholders pushing for a national patient identification strategy. Learn more at patientidnow.org #patientIDnow
• This week is Patient ID Week, and we need your help to raise support for HR2002, the MATCH IT Act! Join [Organization] in advocating for better standards to match patients to their health data by writing to Congress and asking them to support this vital bill. Learn more: [link]
• In a survey by @PatientIDN, 72% agreed that there are delays in billing and reimbursement due to inaccurate patient information, and 70% said patients undergo duplicative or unnecessary testing due to difficulties in managing patient identities. #patientIDnow
• Did you know that the inability to accurately match patients to their health records across the care continuum is a major roadblock to achieving nationwide interoperability? Join [Organization] as we advocate for the MATCH IT Act. [link] #patientIDnow
• Patient misidentification costs patients almost $2k per inpatient stay, and over $1,700 per emergency dept visit. Help us reduce those unnecessary costs. Support HR2002, the MATCH IT Act today! #patientIDnow
• Patient misidentification remains a direct risk to patient safety. Join [Organization] in supporting stronger standards through the MATCH IT Act (HR2002). 
• [Organization] recently joined 170+ organizations urging Congressional appropriators to lift the funding ban on a unique patient identifier. Read the letter here: #PatientIDNow

Sample LinkedIn/Facebook Posts

Note: Reps. Kelly and Foster cannot be tagged on LinkedIn, but can on Facebook.

• This Patient ID Week (May 11–15), [Your organization] is calling on Congress to support this critical bipartisan legislation. We are also proud to stand with the Patient ID Now [tag the coalition] and more than 50 stakeholders working to advance a more accurate, connected, and patient-centered health system. [Break] When patient records are correctly matched, clinicians can deliver more timely and informed care, reduce preventable errors, and better protect patient privacy. When they are not, the consequences ripple across the system—from patient safety risks to avoidable costs and administrative burden.
• We’re joining efforts across the healthcare community to advance solutions that strengthen patient matching nationwide and ensure every patient is accurately identified, every time. It’s Patient ID Week! During May 11-15, [Organization] will raise awareness of the issues around patient matching. Patient misidentification has for too long caused harm to patient safety, patient privacy, and increased costs to both patients and the health system. [Break]To help improve patient safety, privacy, and combat unnecessary costs, this week we are joining the Patient ID Now coalition [tag the coalition] to urge support for H.R.2002, the Patient Matching and Transparency in Certified Health IT (MATCH IT) Act, introduced by Reps. Mike Kelly (R-PA) and Bill Foster (D-IL). This bill will improve patient matching, while promoting increased patient privacy and safety. Join us in spreading the word and ask your members of Congress to cosponsor this essential legislation. [include link to Action Center campaign] #patientIDnow
• Momentum is growing to strengthen patient identification across the healthcare system. The MATCH IT Act reintroduced into the House of Representatives by Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) [tag Rep. Kelly] and Rep. Bill Foster (D-IL) [tag Rep. Foster] would advance stronger patient matching standards and improve transparency in certified health IT and in return help reduce errors, enhance interoperability, and improve patient safety.  With more than 10 cosponsors, join us in spreading the message and in advocating for this important legislation. [include link to Action Center campaign] #patientIDnow 
• Did you know? Patient misidentification continues to drive significant inefficiencies and avoidable costs across the healthcare system- while also impacting patient care. Repeated medical care due to patient misidentification costs an average of $1,950 per inpatient stay and over $1,700 per emergency department visit. In addition, 35% of all denied claims are linked to inaccurate patient identification or information, costing the average healthcare facility approximately $2.5 million per year and an estimated $6.7 billion annually across the U.S. healthcare system. [Break] These figures underscore that improving patient matching is not just an administrative priority; it is a critical step toward safer, more efficient, and more connected care. This Patient ID Week, [Your organization] joins organizations throughout the health system, including the Patient ID Now coalition [tag the coalition] in supporting MATCH IT Act. Join us in spreading the message and in advocating for this important legislation. [include link to Action Center campaign] #patientIDnow

Patient ID Now Social Media Accounts

Please tag the following Patient ID Now accounts when posting about the MATCH IT Act.

Congressional Champions Social Media Accounts

To tag the congressional champions in your messages, please use the following accounts.

• Original Sponsor: Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA)
  • X - @MikeKellyPA
  • Facebook- @MikeKellyPA
• Original Sponsor: Rep. Bill Foster (D-IL)

  • X - @RepBillFoster

  • Facebook - @CongressmanBillFoster

Feel free to also highlight additional co-sponsors that have signed onto the bill if you are in their district:

• Additional Co-Sponsor: Seth Moulton (D-MA)

  • X - @RepMoulton

  • Facebook - @RepMoulton

• Additional Co-Sponsor: Don Davis (D-NC)

  • X - @RepDonDavis

  • Facebook - @RepDonDavis

• Additional Co-Sponsor: Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)

  • X - @EleanorNorton

  • Facebook - @CongresswomanNorton

• Additional Co-Sponsor: Jimmy Panetta (D-CA)

  • X - @RepJimmyPanetta

  • Facebook - @RepJimmyPanetta

• Additional Co-Sponsor: Angie Craig (D-MN)

  • X - @RepAngieCraig

  • Facebook - @RepAngieCraig

• Additional Co-Sponsor: Carol Miller (R-WV)

  • X - @RepCarolMiller

  • Facebook - @RepCarolMiller 

• Additional Co-Sponsor: Tom Suozzi (D-NY)

  • X - @RepTomSuozzi

  • Facebook - @RepTomSuozzi

• Additional Co-Sponsor: Terri Sewell (D-AL)

  • X - @RepTerriSewell

  • Facebook - @RepSewell 

• Additional Co-Sponsor: Josh Harder (D-CA)

  • X - @RepJoshHarder

  • Facebook - @RepJoshHarder

• Additional Co-Sponsor: Darren Soto (D-FL)

  • X - @RepDarrenSoto

  • Facebook - @RepDarrenSoto

Social Media Graphics

Please feel free to use the graphics included below for your social media posts. 

Patient ID Week Advocacy Checklist

Ready to take action? Download this shareable graphic outlining four key steps you can take during Patient ID Week. From urging your representative to co-sponsor the MATCH IT Act to joining the Patient ID Now Coalition.

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Urge Congress to Cosponsor the MATCH IT Act of 2025

Share this graphic to help spread the word! Encourage your Members of Congress to cosponsor the Patient Matching and Transparency in Certified Health IT (MATCH IT) Act of 2025 and advance safer patient identification across the healthcare system.

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