CMSA Hosts Capitol Hill Visits

On April 27 – 28 th, the Case Management Society of America (CMSA) hosted its first government relations conference. In addition, for the third year in a row, CMSA coordinated dozens of visits to key congressional members the following day. Over 100 case managers participated in the two-day event.

Each year, the CMSA “Capitol Hill day” expands. Key public issues that were addressed during the congressional meetings included:

• Promoting the new Case Management Model Act;
• Discussing the new Case Management Standards of Practice;
• Advocating to align payment incentives for case managers;
• Recommending that interstate nurse licensing requirements should be standardized; and
• Highlighting the transitions of care model, which is being developed by the National Transitions of Care Coalition (NTOCC).

For more background on these issues, see www.cmsa.org and click on the “policy makers” button.