Advocacy

Advocacy and Policy

October 22, 2024

The Endocrine Society influences a wide range of policies affecting endocrine-related research and practice. Read about our latest efforts in the weekly Advocacy in Action and learn how you can Take Action in our advocacy efforts.


“The Society has made it really easy to get involved in advocacy.”  
Dr. Joanna Spencer-Segal, Endocrine Society Member

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Get Involved in Endocrine Society Advocacy!

The Endocrine Society has advocacy opportunities at all levels – fill out this form to get involved in Hill Days, Congressional Briefings, and more. Want to be involved from the comfort of your own home? Join us by advocating for our policy priorities, including increasing funding for the NIH and ensuring affordable insulin for all, through our online campaigns.

Advocacy in Action

Image Endocrine Society members Drs. Priya Kundra, Barbara Onumah, Jason Wexler, Joshua Joseph, and Stan Andrisse and Endocrine Society Director of Advocacy Rob Goldsmith attend event at the White House to celebrate the 2nd anniversary of the passage of Inflation Reduction Act. The legislation included a provision to cap out-of-pocket insulin costs for people with Medicare at $35/month, which the Society led advocacy to achieve.
Image Endocrine Society members Drs. Sara Rose MacLeod, Leslie Eiland, Whitney Goldner, and Natalia Chamorro-Pareja on Capitol Hill advocating for the reauthorization of the Special Diabetes Program, extension of telehealth waivers, and adequate physician payment.
Image The Endocrine Society participated in the 12th annual Rally for Medical Research to urge Congress to increase funding for the NIH and biomedical research.
Image Endocrine Society members Drs. Leo Trasande and Marina Fernandez and Endocrine Society staff Dr. Joseph Laakso served as the voice of the science at the 4th session of the Intergovernmental Negotiation Committee on Plastics Pollution in Ottawa, CA.
Image Endocrine Society members Drs. Ugis Gruntmanis and Shannon Whirledge and Endocrine Society staff Ellie Cliff meet with House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) to advocate for protected funding for NIH.
Image Endocrine Society member Monica Laronda, PhD, represented the Society at a meeting of an ad hoc committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) charged with addressing the persistent gaps that remain in the knowledge of women's health research across all NIH Institutes and Centers

Please join our advocacy efforts! Your voice is crucial in helping to shape healthcare and research policy around the world. Join us in engaging lawmakers in the United States and European Union:

Learn about our latest policy letters, testimony, and amicus briefs below. 

Take Action

Make Your Voice Heard

We rely on your voice to advocate for our policy priorities. Join us to show our strength as a community that cares about endocrinology. Contact your US representatives or European Members of Parliament through our online platform. Take action and make a difference today.

We rely on your voice to advocate for our policy priorities. Join us to show our strength as a community that cares about endocrinology. Contact your US representatives or European Members of Parliament through our online platform. Take action and make a difference today.

Take Action

Tell Congress to Protect NIH From Cuts in FY25

Congress is in the process of determining funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in fiscal year (FY) 2025. This will affect all researchers who receive grant funding from NIH.  Funding for NIH is in serious jeopardy with some members of Congress looking to make deep cuts. This is why the Endocrine Society needs all NIH-funded endocrine researchers to advocate for Congressional support for NIH. The Endocrine Society is urging Congress to maintain a sustained, predictable investment to the NIH base budget and preserve federal research funding to maintain paylines and protect early-stage investigators and trainees. To protect NIH from severe cuts, it is critical that your Representative and Senators hear from you about this issue. 

Congress is in the process of determining funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in fiscal year (FY) 2025. This will affect all researchers who receive grant funding from NIH.  Funding for NIH is in serious jeopardy with some members of Congress looking to make deep cuts. This is why the Endocrine Society needs all NIH-funded endocrine researchers to advocate for Congressional support for NIH. The Endocrine Society is urging Congress to maintain a sustained, predictable investment to the NIH base budget and preserve federal research funding to maintain paylines and protect early-stage investigators and trainees. To protect NIH from severe cuts, it is critical that your Representative and Senators hear from you about this issue. 

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Explore resources for pursuing endocrine-related research opportunities.
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Research Opportunities

Explore resources for pursuing endocrine-related research opportunities.

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