Legislative Letter

Legislative Letter
Identify a current piece of legislation affecting comprehensive case management and specifically your population of interest, and then find a local or national contact (i.e., a senator, congressperson, or local lawmaker). After learning about the legislation, compose a professional letter supporting or contesting the passing of the legislation.
For reference, the Assignment directions are:
Letter to Legislative Contact
Directions:
In this Assignment, you will research your POI (My POI are Congestive Heart Failure Patients) and find a current legislative issue related to your POI. Once you have identified this issue, you will find a lawmaker/legislator that you can contact regarding this issue. You may contact a local, state, or national lawmaker. I live in Miami, Florida. Once you have identified the issue and lawmaker, you will write a professional letter and send this letter to the lawmaker. You will also submit a copy of the letter to the Dropbox. Please consult the Writing Center on how to write a professional letter. This letter may be mailed or emailed to the lawmaker.
Assignment Requirements:
Create a professional letter to a lawmaker that includes the following:
Short introduction of yourself/how you are related to the POI.(I am an RN and I currently work in a transition of care role and work with my POI while they are admitted to the hospital, my goal is to ensure they have what they need and are educated on CHF so when they go home, they can manage their CHF and not have to be re-admitted to the hospital.)
Summary of your POI.
Discussion of how the current law/proposed legislation affects the POI.
Suggestion for action: what you would like this lawmaker to do regarding this legislation.
Closing statement/summary.