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HEALTH CARE PLAYERS

Tuesday, October 6, 2009 8:30 AM

Alliance For Quality Nursing Home Care
This coalition represents 16 long-term care providers, including HCR Manor Care Corp., Kindred Healthcare, Genesis HealthCare Corporation, Sun Healthcare Group and Extendicare, which all made the top 10 of Provider Magazine's 2009 ranking of the top nursing facility chains by number of beds.

What They Want
Since nursing homes receive payments from Medicare for health care services, the Alliance wants to see the Medicare reimbursement system changed to reflect patient need and services provided. Currently, the payment system is partially based on what kind of facility provides the care.

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"Medicare funding policies should therefore encourage movement of patients into the lowest cost setting capable of providing high quality care and services to meet both patients' specific needs and choice," the Alliance's president, Alan Rosenbloom, said in an e-mail from his staff. He would not participate in an interview.

Deal Breakers
The Alliance insists that health care legislation provide for Medicare funding that will adequately support the long-term health care sector.

The group believes that the bill proposed by Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus, D-Mont., addresses this issue more appropriately than legislation proposed in the House.

"Senator Baucus has moved the process forward in a positive manner, and demonstrates the necessary recognition that Medicare funding for our sector simply cannot be viewed in isolation from Medicaid," Rosenbloom said in a press release after Baucus released his proposed health care legislation last month.

How Much They've Spent
In the first six months of 2009, the Alliance spent about $1.1 million on lobbying activities, according to lobbying disclosure forms. In the first half of 2008, the Alliance spent about $930,000 on lobbying.

During the 2010 election cycle, the Alliance's PAC has contributed $57,000 to federal candidates and committees, more than the $35,300 the group donated during the entire 2008 election cycle, according to Federal Election Commission records. Recipients this cycle have included House Energy and Commerce Chairman Henry Waxman, D-Calif., and both parties' congressional campaign committees.

The Alliance is part of the Coalition to Protect Senior Care, which has also lobbied on issues related to nursing home care.

The Alliance's total revenue for 2007 was about $9.4 million, according to IRS forms.

Key Players
Rosenbloom, the Alliance's president, has met with senators, representatives and administration officials concerning health care legislation.

He is a registered lobbyist.

Links
Alliance For Quality Nursing Home Care's Site
Coalition to Protect Senior Care's Site

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Tuesday, February 7, 2012

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