Federal Advocacy:

2008 Federal Advocacy Materials

• Bush’s Budget Falls Hard on Hospital Patients
  
• January/February 2008 STAT Monthly News Alert

2007 Federal Advocacy Materials

• Kevin Dahill Statement on President Bush's Proposed FY 2007 - 2008 Budget
• Photo of Kevin Dahill Speaking at Feb. 26, 2007 Press Conference Called by Congresswoman McCarthy
• Position Statement on “75% Inpatient Rehab Rule”
• Comment Letter on Medicare Program: Changes to the Criteria for Being Classified as an Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility: Proposed Rule
• Position on Medicare Reform
  Editorial letters submitted by Nassau-Suffolk Hospital Council CEO and president Kevin W. Dahill.
• • Letter 1
  • Letter 2
  • Letter 3

State Advocacy:

2008 State Advocacy Materials

• Kevin Dahill's Testimony on the Impact of the 2008–2009 Executive Budget Proposal on Long Island’s Hospitals
• Briefing on Impact of Proposed State Budget
• Skelos, Hannon, and Nassau-Suffolk Hospital Council Decry Spitzer Administration's Continued Lack of Transparency
  

2007 State Advocacy Materials

• Public Hearing on the Partnership for Coverage - December 5, 2007
  
• Public Hearing on the 2008 - 2009 Budget - November 30, 2007
• Public Hearing on the Partnership for Coverage - October 30, 2007
• Sample Letter to Legislators/Governor
• Legislative Briefing 2007 Generic Final
• Testimony on State Budget Before Assembly Ways and Means Committee March 2, 2007
• Statement by Kevin Dahill on Governor Spitzer Proposed FY2007 - 2008 Budget
• News Release LI Hospitals Travel to Albany
• News Release Nassau-Suffolk Hospital Council and LI State Legislators Oppose Budget Cuts
• Kevin's Dahill's Statement on Gov Spitzer's Patient first Agenda
• Kevin Dahill's Statement on Gov. Spitzer's State of the State Address
• Testimony for Assemly Health Committee Hearing December 11, 2006
• Statement by Kevin W. Dahill, President/CEO Nassau-Suffolk Hospital Council on Governor Spitzer’s Patients First Agenda
• Details About the New State Charity Care Law
• Statement of Kevin Dahill, President and CEO Nassau-Suffolk Hospital Council For the Committee on Health Senator Kemp Hannon, Chair New York State Senate Monday December 4, 2006
• Kevin Dahill's Testimony before the Assembly Health and Insurance Committees
• Statement from Kevin Dahill, President/Ceo Nassau-Suffolk Hospital Council Legislature’s Charity Care Eligibility Standards
• Testimony of Kevin Dahill, President/CEO Nassau-Suffolk Hospital Council Before the Assembly Republican Task Force on Medicaid Fraud, Waste, and Abuse
• WHITE PAPER: The Need to Rebalance Market Forces for NY Suburban Hospitals and Physicians
• The State of Long Island Hospitals and Healthcare February 2006 - Powerpoint Presentation
• Medicaid Enrollees Fear Coverage Losses
• The State of Long Island Hospitals and Healthcare February 2005

Suffolk County Advocacy:

• Testimony from Kevin W. Dahill, President/CEO Nassau-Suffolk Hospital Council Before the Regional Advisory Committee, Long Island Region of the Commission on Health Care Facilities in the 21st Century
• NSHC Testimony Regarding Suffolk County Charitable Care Legislation - April 11, 2003
• NSHC Position Statement on Proposed Suffolk County Executive's 2003 Budget Cuts to Health Centers - October 8, 2002

Nassau County Advocacy:

• Testimony from Kevin W. Dahill, President/CEO Nassau-Suffolk Hospital Council Before the Regional Advisory Committee, Long Island Region of the Commission on Health Care Facilities in the 21st Century
• Nassau County Hospital Notice Resolution