2010 Policy/Advocacy Agenda

Listed below are the Washington State Hospital Association's (WSHA's) goals, 2010 issue and agency/organization assignments for the Policy/ Advocacy Team, and a current roster of team members.

In reviewing the issue assignments, please consider the following guidelines:

• Top Priority Issues — Issues that require significant policy/advocacy staff resources and meet the following four criteria: 
  
   Important and beneficial to our hospital members;
  Benefit the health care system and the community;
  An issue WSHA/AWPHD can impact or influence significantly; and
  A reasonable chance of success (economically and politically feasible).


• Other Priority Issues — Issues that require some policy/advocacy staff resources and meet the foregoing criteria, but to a lesser extent than the top priority issues.


• Issues to Monitor — Issues that are monitored and tracked by policy/advocacy staff and may require a limited amount of policy work.

Periodically, one or more of the "top priority," "other priority," and "issues to monitor" will be reassigned to another category based on new information and/or changing circumstances.

Please contact the assigned policy staff member if you have any questions or comments about the 2009 issue and agency/organization assignments.

Washington State Hospital Association Strategic Goals

WSHA POLICY/ADVOCACY ISSUE ASSIGNMENTS AND BRIEFS

Top Priorities (2010)

Issues (11)		Policy Lead(s)	F/S*	State Lobbyist	L/A**
Top Priority Goal 1 Improve the Health Care Work Force (4)
	Health Care Career Advancement (Budget)	Garcia	S	McComb	L
	Rest Breaks for Nurses	Briley	S	Thatcher	L
Top Priority Goal 2 Achieve Zero Preventable Deaths/Injuries (1)
	Adverse Events Reporting	Suiter	S	Thatcher	L
	Infection Rate Reporting	Briley	S	Thatcher	L
	Protect Patients from Influenza	Briley	S	Thatcher	L
Top Priority Goal 3 Improve the Viability/Vitality of Hospitals/Physician Practices (5)
	Hospital Safety Net Assessment	Sanders	S	McComb	L
	Access to Financing	Mero	S	Thatcher	L
	State Budget Priorities (2009-2011)	Sanders	S	McComb	L
	State Revenues	Sauer	S	McComb	L
Top Priority Goal 4 Assure Access to Health Care and Insurance (3)
	Access to Health Care (Budget)	Sauer	F/S	McComb	L/A
	Mental Health Funding (Budget)	Whiteaker	S	McComb	L
An issue brief is available for each of these top priorities    Summarized in a special memorandum *        Federal and/or State Issues **      Legislative and/or Administrative

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Other Priorities (2010)

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GOVERNMENT AGENCY/ORGANIZATION ASSIGNMENTS

ISSUES TO MONITOR (2009)

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