Health Care Providers' Government Relations Handbook: Shaping Policy to Win
Martha Dale Nathanson, JD

With today’s health care industry so highly regulated, it behooves health system and facility executives to actively influence legislation and regulation at all levels -- local, state and federal. The Health Care Providers' Government Relations Handbook provides health executives and their consultants with the expertise to develop their own long-term plan for government relations and explains how to utilize the services of contract lobbyists more efficiently. Executives, strategists, attorneys, and other advisors can draw from the book’s numerous real life examples and case studies to craft their own strategy for achieving their organization’s goals.

Case Studies, Sample Forms, and Topics Covered in this Book Will Help You:

• Prepare persuasive lobbying materials such as position papers, support letters, draft bill language and testimony that address serious operational issues
• Hire the right mix of internal staff and contract lobbyists to achieve your goals
• Obtain sufficient government funds to maintain your health facility
• Engage supporters from within your organization and from your community to communicate with local, state and federal government about issues of importance to your organization and your patients
• Develop a powerful long-term government relations plan
• Understand the scope of government regulation on the health care industry
• Craft a strategic approach to solving your organization’s health policy dilemmas and convey your needs to legislative committees and staff

Hardcover
202 Pages