The Iowa Physician-Patient Alliance (IPPA) is a coalition of Iowa physicians and patients that promotes and protects the physician-patient relationship. IPPA members want to ensure patients can choose their own doctor and access any tests or treatments prescribed. Iowans will question 2020 presidential candidates on whether their healthcare plans defend this relationship. IPPA will advocate for physician and patient voices in the ongoing healthcare debate surrounding the Affordable Care Act.

2.  The Iowa Physician-Patient Alliance is a coalition of
Iowa physicians and Iowa patients joined in common
cause to promote and protect the physician-patient
relationship.
 IPPA members recognize that promises of government
guarantees of quality affordable healthcare will ring
hollow if patients are denied access to the physician of
their choice or can’t access the tests and therapies their
doctor prescribes.

3.  Iowans have three questions for the candidates for
President.
 Under your healthcare plan will I be able to choose my
doctor?
 And, will I be able to get the test or treatments my doctor
prescribes?
 In short, as President will you defend the physician-patient
relationship?
 The passage of President Obama's Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act and Republican promises to repeal the
same, means that the debate over healthcare will only grow
louder. In that debate IPPA intends that the voices of Iowa
Physicians and Patients are not overwhelmed by the special
interests.

4.  “Caucus” is a word that literally means “a closed
meeting of a group of persons belonging to the
same political party”
 Iowans have used the caucus process since the
1840s to select candidates and to decide on party
policies
 The Iowa Caucus became famous in the 1970s
when a little-known Georgian named Jimmy
Carter won the Iowa Democrats’ caucus and was
eventually sent to the White House

5.  Each political party organizes its own caucus
 The caucus is organized entirely by volunteers
 99 counties in Iowa. Each county’s Republican
Party and Democratic Party organizes the
county’s caucuses.
 1,774 precincts in Iowa. Each precinct holds its
own caucus.

6.  Check -in begins between 5:30 and 6:30P.M.
• Must be a registered voter residing in the precinct; you have to declare your
party to participate. Must be 18 by election day 2012 (November 6)
 Caucus begins at 7:00 P.M.
 Elect a permanent chair and secretary to run the meeting
 Conduct the Presidential Poll
 Elect central committee members
 Elect delegates to the county convention
 If elected, these individuals have the opportunity to be elected to the
District, State and even the National Convention
 Elect alternate delegates to the county convention
 Sign up any junior delegates (those not of voting age)
 Great opportunity for students interested in getting involved.
 Consider Party Platform changes

7.  Your Caucus location is determined by where you live
and which party Caucus you plan to attend.
If you plan to attend If you plan to attend
the Iowa the Iowa
Democratic Caucus, Republican Caucus,
you can find your you can find your
Caucus site at: Caucus site at:
http://thecaucuses.com/yourcaucus.php http://iowagop.org/caucus/findmycaucus.php

8. How To Do It:
1. Go to your precinct Caucus
2. Submit platform plank at the end of the meeting
3. Be elected as a county convention delegate in
order to work on platform issues at the county
convention
4. From this point, you can work your way up to the
District and State Convention to debate platform
issues as well.

9. We support healthcare policies that promote and protect the
physician-patient relationship. We support policies that:
 Prohibit “fail-first” and drug substitution without physician
consent
 Prevent the misuse of federally funded research as means
to deny access to care
 Preserve Congressional jurisdiction over Medicare
spending
 Ensure Iowans can keep a health insurance plan that works
for them

10. Iowa Democratic Party 2012 Republican Party of Iowa
Caucus Website: 2012 Caucus Website
• http://thecaucuses.com • http://iowagop.org/caucus

11. Contact IPPA
 Phone: 563-514-0152
 Email: IowaPPA@gmail.com
Connect with IPPA
 Twitter: twitter.com/IowaPPA
 Facebook: facebook.com/IowaPhysicianPatientAlliance