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Mr. Johnson is Manager, State Affairs, ACS Division of Advocacy and Health Policy, Washington, DC.
Posts by Christopher Johnson, MPP:
- Surgeon advocacy in state government: Listening and planning for future engagement
- 2021 state legislative session wrap-up: Advancing surgical priorities in a time of uncertainty
- How the San Diego-Imperial Chapter maintained surgical health policy advocacy in the era of COVID-19
- Surprise billing, trauma, and cancer top state legislative agendas in 2020
- Committee on Trauma advocates for improved care of severely injured patients
- 2019 state legislative review: State legislatures tackle a range of patient safety, access, and quality of care issues
- The CoC: Ensuring quality cancer care and a commitment to advocacy for cancer research and prevention
- 2019 State Lobby Days: Advocating for patient care in state capitols
- Trauma and cancer take center stage in the state legislatures
- ACS Stop the Bleed advocacy agenda advances on Capitol Hill and in state capitols
- 2018 State Lobby Days: Opening doors in the state capitols
- 2017 state legislative update: Lawmakers engage on MOC, trauma funding, and other issues
- 2017 state legislative year in review and a look toward 2018
- ACS Chapter Lobby Days Program: Surgeons work the halls of state capitols to advocate for the profession
- Trauma care funding, scope of practice, and cancer prevention lead state legislative agendas