Health Policy Initiative

Health Policy Taskforce

The Task Force on Health Policy is committed to articulating and executing American Muslim Health Professionals policy objectives. Specifically, the Task Force is charged with coordinating the organization’s responses to policy developments, educating members and their communities on health policy and advocating on behalf of health professionals and community clinics throughout the nation. The Task Force consists of eleven uniquely qualified health professionals located throughout the continental United States. Its members include consultants, lawyers, physicians, and policy analysts with considerable expertise in primary care, minority health, health law and finance, and community clinic management. Accomplishments in the past year:

• Sent four delegations to visit Washington, DC to meet with key administrators and officials within the United States Department of Health and Human Services, the White House and Congress.
• Organized seminars in Washington, New York City, Anaheim, Houston, and Chicago to discuss health care reform as part of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundations Cover the Uninsured Initiative.
• Organized a Congressional briefing in Washington, DC on the importance of free clinics in collaboration with the Congressional Muslim Staffers Association and the National Association of Free Clinics.
• Educated members on advocacy tools and strategies specific to health policy as part of the August Initiative.
• Mobilized members for efforts to promote meaningful health care reform, including provider-led rallies and petitions.
• Developed educational materials and held presentations to explain the health care reform law in Maryland, Illinois, and California.

For additional information, or to get involved with the health policy taskforce, please contact Sameer Siddiqi at ssiddiqi@amhp.us.

Healthcare Reform Policy Positions

To learn more about AMHP’s advocacy efforts around Health Reform, visit:

• Health Reform Platform
• Health Affordability Initiative: Health Reform Seminars
• Bridging the Gap: Muslim Community-Based Health Organization

Advocacy Efforts

To bring about real change to the American healthcare system, we encourage all members to advocate for such change. To make it as successful as possible, we have developed resources for the community to use when advocating for healthcare reform. On the advocacy page you will find sample letters, call scripts and other materials that can be used as is or personalized to meet your needs when contacting your legislators.