Case Study: Health Policy Advocates achieves a data-driven 2021 Vaccine Policy State Legislative Scorecard with FiscalNote

How Health Policy Advocates Mines FiscalNote Data to Build a Vaccine Scorecard

Health Policy Advocates (HPA) is a boutique consulting firm that helps organizations and coalitions advance state-level health policy, with deep expertise in vaccine policy. During the pandemic they faced an exponential surge in vaccine-related legislation—2021 saw a 249% increase in vaccine bills and a 441% increase in anti‑vaccination bills versus 2018—creating an urgent need to monitor, analyze, and advise clients across nearly all state legislatures with a very small team.

HPA used FiscalNote to automatically track, tag, and categorize bills, then built a 2021 Vaccine Policy State Legislative Scorecard that scored bills by pro/anti/neutral stance and legislative outcome (giving enacted bills greater weight). The scorecard and accompanying stakeholder and regional reports let HPA score hundreds of bills, prioritize where clients should deploy resources, identify policy opportunities and risks, and deliver actionable, well‑received strategy guidance—all while improving team efficiency through FiscalNote’s user‑friendly tools.

Health Policy Advocates (HPA)

John Moore

Primary Consultant