NIH Funding on the Chopping Block
February 14, 2011
Research funds play a critical role in improving the quality of life for the over 50 million people in the United States with arthritis and other rheumatic diseases. Congress is debating the current year funding bill which could include deep cuts to NIH research funding which is critical to sustaining research jobs and the discovery of new cures and innovative treatments for patients with chronic diseases. Contact your members of Congress and explain the lasting effects these funding cuts will have on the jobs and quality of care of their constituents.
What Can You Do?
Contact your members of Congress and explain the lasting effects these funding cuts will have on the jobs and quality of care of their constituents.
- Call using the AMA's Grassroots Hotline at (800) 833-6354.
- E-mail using the ACR's Legislative Action Center.
Phone calls are best and remember to make your contact personal, use examples of patients who have benefited from innovative treatments or how the cuts could affect you and your colleagues.
Get Your Patients Involved
Do you have patients that have benefited from innovative treatments? Encourage them to contact Congress to advocate for the value of research funding. Download 
a printable patient flier.
The ACR joins over 470 health organizations in support of research funding. Read the letter here.
