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December 2006

• AHCA Lauds Year-End Congressional Action to Protect Seniors’ Access to Quality Nursing Home Care, Help Sustain Profession-wide Quality Improvement Efforts, December 9, 2006
• Congress Urged to Fight Administration’s Medicaid Cuts in Lame Duck Session, December 5, 2006
• AHCA Announces 2007 National Nursing Home Week Themes and Dates, December 4, 2006

November 2006

• AHCA to Medicaid Commission: Administration’s Pending Medicaid ‘Provider Tax’ Cuts Inconsistent with Broader Medicaid Reform Objectives, November 16, 2006
• Momentum to Derail Administration’s Five-Year, $12.2 Billion Medicaid Cuts Surges As 5 More Governors Join 301 House Members, 51 Senators in Opposition, November 14, 2006
• New Federal Regulation Unfair to Nation’s Most Vulnerable Diabetic Patients, November 2, 2006
• Long Term Care Community Praises Senator Gordon Smith for His Leadership, Vision for Long Term Care in America, November 2, 2006

October 2006

• Administration’s Proposed Five-Year, $12.2 Billion Medicaid Cuts Jeopardize Stability, Viability of Certain Care Facilities, October 30, 2006
• AHCA to Comment on CMS Proposed Rule Requiring Nation’s Nursing Facilities Be Equipped with Automatic Fire Sprinkler Systems, October 30, 2006
• AHCA Elects 2006-2007 Officers, October 13, 2006

September 2006

• AHCA: Today’s Nursing Home Quality Summit Next Step Toward Advancing Seniors’ Access to Highest Quality Long Term Care Services, September 29, 2006
• New Bill in U.S. House Introduced by Brown-Waite, Camp & Capito Would Help Sustain, Advance Quality Improvements for Nation’s Long Term Care Profession, September 28, 2006
• Norwalk CMS Interim Appointment Viewed as Boost for Continued Progress on Government, Profession-wide Quality Initiatives, September 26, 2006
• AHCA/NCAL Honors Long Term Care Notables, September 22, 2006
• Senators Ensign, Lincoln, Rep. English, Praised for Helping Preserve Seniors’ Access to Essential Medicare Part B Therapy Services, September 22, 2006
• New Dementia Care Guidelines for Use in Disaster Situations, September 19, 2006
• NCAL Announces 2006 Award Winners, September 19, 2006
• Continuous Quality Improvement Earns AHCA/NCAL Recognition, September 6, 2006

August 2006

• New Long Term Care Search Tools on Web Site, August 25, 2006
• HHS Report Underscores Need for National Disaster Response Plans to Include Long Term Care Facilities, August 18, 2006
• Congresswoman Nancy Johnson Receives “Leading Light of Long Term Care” Award for Standing Up for Connecticut’s Seniors, Protecting Funding for Care, August 17, 2006
• Administration’s Pending Five-Year, $12.2 Billion Medicaid Cut Draws Growing Opposition from Bipartisan Coalition of Governors, Capitol Hill Lawmakers, August 17, 2006
• AHCA/NCAL Outlines Proposals to Optimize Seniors’ Safety, Care Quality During Disasters and Evacuations, August 10, 2006
• Administration’s Proposed Five-Year, $12.2 Billion Medicaid Cuts Jeopardize Seniors’ Nursing Home Care, Threatens Quality Improvement Initiatives Already Underway, August 7, 2006
• Smith-Lincoln Long Term Care Bill Would Help Advance Quality Improvements in Nation’s Nursing Homes, August 4, 2006
• New Edition of Long Term Care Survey Charts Latest CMS Changes, August 1, 2006

July 2006

• AHCA/NCAL Applauds Rep. Ramstad for Introducing Bill to Eliminate Part D Co-Pays, July 27, 2006
• New Medicaid Study Finds States Under-Funding Actual Cost of Providing Long Term Care by $4.5 Billion; Seniors in NY, MO, VT, SD, NH, WI, MN, UT, NJ, WA Most Hurt, July 25, 2006
• AHCA/NCAL Announce Keynote Speakers For 57th Annual Convention, July 15, 2006
• AHCA/NCAL Lauds Bush Administration Action Exempting Certain Nursing Home Residents From Citizenship Documentation Requirement, July 7, 2006

June 2006

• Bipartisan Coalition of Governors, Senators Urge Bush Administration to Overturn Proposed Five-Year $12.2 Billion Medicaid Cuts, June 30, 2006
• AHCA/NCAL Honors Long Term Care Providers At Capitol Hill Reception Featuring Fourth Annual Joe Warner Patient Advocacy Awards, June 30, 2006
• AHCA Praises Creation of National Database Benchmarking Customer Satisfaction in Nation’s Nursing Homes, June 20, 2006
• AHCA Praises Dodd-Burr Bill to Ensure Nation’s Nursing Homes Are Equipped with Automatic Fire Sprinkler Systems, June 9, 2006
• Organizations Unite To Eliminate Medicare Part D Co-Pays, June 7, 2006

May 2006

• AHCA/NCAL Joins Pharmacy Quality Alliance in Effort to Boost Care Quality, Patient Safety, May 25, 2006
• House GOP Letter Opposing Proposed Medicaid Cuts Garners Significant Support, May 19, 2006
• HHS, CDC Release Checklist to Help Long Term Care Facilities Assess, Prepare For Pandemic Influenza, May 18, 2006
• Long Term Care Organizations Outline Principles, Policies Needed to Achieve Long Term Medicaid Reform, May 17, 2006
• National Nursing Home Week Celebrates Residents and Caregivers, Honors the Legends Within Our Midst, May 16, 2006
• AHCA/NCAL Expresses Regret Regarding Senate Rejection of Medical Care Access Protection Act of 2006, May 9, 2006

April 2006

• AHCA/NCAL Backs Sen. Ensign’s Medical Care Access Protection Act of 2006, April 27, 2006
• AHCA/NCAL Releases "Disaster Planning Guide: A Resource Manual for Developing a Comprehensive Preparedness Plan", April 24, 2006
• Overturning Proposed Medicaid Cuts Gains Momentum as Missouri GOP Governor Urges Repeal, April 24, 2006
• AHCA: Continually Improving Seniors’ Nursing Home Care Quality Contingent Upon Establishing Efficient, Effective National EHR Infrastructure, April 6, 2006

March 2006

• AHCA Applauds Elimination of Medicare and Medicaid Cuts in House Budget Panel Blueprint, March 30, 2006
• AHCA/NCAL: Maintaining Secure America, Achieving Immigration Reforms Boosting U.S. Economy, Long Term Care Staffing Not Mutually Exclusive, March 29, 2006
• Long Term Care Associations Backing U.S. Rep. Peter King’s Effort to Ensure Nation’s Most Vulnerable Seniors Protected During DRA Implementation Period, March 28, 2006
• AHCA Letter Urges House to Follow Senate Lead in Rejecting Medicare, Medicaid Cuts, March 28, 2006
• 100+ New Products Now Available in 2006 LTC Resource Catalog, March 22, 2006
• AHCA 2006 Priority: Proposed Medicare, Medicaid Cuts Would Jeopardize the Care for America’s Most Vulnerable Frail, Elderly and Disabled, March 22, 2006
• AHCA Welcomes New Head of Government Relations, March 20, 2006
• AHCA Thanks 62 House GOP Members for Opposing Medicare Cuts in Bush Budget, March 14, 2006
• Long Term Leaders Express Concern About Squeeze on State Medicaid Budgets, Ability to Sustain Care Quality Gains, March 14, 2006
• New Report Focuses on Powerful Federal Mechanism to Improve Nursing Home Care, March 13, 2006
• Long Term Care Leaders Host Successful “Hurricane Summit,” March 3, 2006
• Skilled Nursing Providers Call on Congress to Reject MedPAC’s Recommendations, March 1, 2006
• Administration’s Proposed FY 2007 Budget Cuts States’ Ability to Access Key Medicaid Funding by $1.58 Billion, March 1, 2006

February 2006

• Providers Join Forces to Launch Nationwide Advertising Campaigns to Protest Deep Cuts to Medicare, Medicaid Programs for Nursing Home Care, February 27, 2006
• Long Term Care Groups Back Santorum Bill to Help Americans Better Plan Their Retirement Needs, February 17, 2006
• Long Term Care Providers Criticize Administration Budget, February 6, 2006
• AHCA Expresses Concern for Seniors’ Care Needs in Wake of Deficit Reduction Act Passage, Feburary 2, 2006
• Largest Long Term Care Provider Group Reacts to State of the Union Address, February 1, 2006

January 2006

• American Health Care Association’s Response to January 17, 2006, GAO Report, January 19, 2006
• AHCA Joins US Chamber of Commerce, SEIU, & Others in Calling for Immigration Reform, January 19, 2006
• Long Term Care Profession Outlines Concerns Regarding Economic Impact of Health Care Regulations, January 11, 2006
• MedPAC’s Vote Against Normal Inflation Adjustment for Skilled Nursing Harmful to Stability and Quality, Provider Groups Say, January 10, 2006

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