The American Association for Homecare’s Washington Update has been a regular fixture of Medtrade and Medtrade Spring for years, but now the long-standing industry legislative update will be accompanied by an in-depth look at the hows and whys of effective, coordinated industry advocacy.
AAHomecare’s new Power Panel, slated for Tues., March 31 at Medtrade Spring (which will be held at Las Vegas’s Mandalay Bay Convention Center) will feature a team of AAHomecare legislative and regulatory experts, as well as other industry experts, that will demonstrate how top-level legislative negotiations work in coordination with personal outreach and grassroots efforts from HME providers and other industry members.
Real life examples provided by the Power Panel will illustrate the legislative progress that can be made when various advocacy efforts are aligned, and why a unified strategy is needed to succeed on Capitol Hill. In that regard, the Power Panel will also help prepare individuals attending AAHomecare’s May 20-21 Washington Legislative Conference and related legislative meetings.
The Power Panel will include:
- Cara Bachenheimer, senior vice president of government relations for Invacare Corp.
- John Gallagher, vice president of government relations for VGM Group Inc.
- Wayne Grau, vice president of legislative affairs for Managed Health Care Associates Inc.
- Mark Higley, vice president of regulatory affairs for VGM Group Inc.
- Seth Johnson, vice president of government affairs for Pride Mobility Products Corp.
- Robert Steedley, Jr., president of Barnes Healthcare Services and chairman of the AAHomecare board of directors.