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{{#badgesThe [[American Legislative Exchange Council]] (ALEC) has nine [[ALEC Task Forces|task forces]]:AEX}} * the [[ALEC Civil Justice Task Force]],* the [[ALEC Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development Task Force]],* the [[ALEC Communications and Technology Task Force]],* the [[ALEC Criminal Justice Reform Task Force]]* the [[ALEC Education and Workforce Development Task Force]],* the [[ALEC Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force]],* the [[ALEC Federalism and International Relations Task Force]],* the [[ALEC Health and Human Services Task Force]], and* the [[ALEC Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force]]. (Until it was disbanded in April 2012, ALEC also operated a [[ALEC Public Safety and Elections Task Force|Public Safety and Elections Task Force]], which adopted such "model" bills as the "Stand Your Ground" bill or "Castle Law" doctrine and the voter ID Act. Later in 2012, ALEC launched the "[[ALEC Justice Performance Project|Justice Performance Project]]" (JPP) in place of the Public Safety and Elections Task Force. The bills associated with the JPP in task force materials obtained by the Center for Media and Democracy and posted by ALEC appear to continue ALEC's modus operandi of promoting the financial interests of the corporations and special interest groups that fund it, such as the American Bail Coalition, according to ''PRWatch''.<ref>Nick Surgey, [https://www.prwatch.org/news/2013/11/12292/alec-posts-legislative-agendas-while-hiding-its-very-special-interests ALEC Posts Legislative Agendas while Hiding Its Very Special Interests], ''PRWatch'', November 3, 2013.</ref>) This article is about ALEC's '''Health and Human Services Task Force'''. Corporations can join this task force for $3,000 a year.<ref>American Legislative Exchange Council, [https://www.prwatch.org/files/ALEC_Corporate_Brochure.pdf "Private Enterprise" Membership], organizational membership brochure, July 2011</ref> For model legislation crafted and adopted by the Health and Human Services Task Force, [https://www.alecexposed.org/wiki/Health,_Pharmaceuticals,_and_Safety_Net_Programs go here]. For task force directories and meeting agendas, [http://www.commoncause.org/site/pp.asp?c=dkLNK1MQIwG&b=8072485 go here].
The [[American Legislative Exchange Council]] (ALEC) has eight [[ALEC Task Forces|task forces]]Presentations and discussions scheduled for the meeting included:<ref name="2013SNPSagenda"/>
(Until it was disbanded in April ==2012, ALEC also operated a [[Public Safety and Elections Winter Task Force]], which adopted such "model" bills as the "Stand Your Ground" bill or "Castle Law" doctrine and the voter ID act.)Summit Substantive Agenda==
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==2015 States and Nation Policy Summit Substantive Agenda==
The following "model" bills were proposed for the Scottsdale, Arizona conference:<ref name="2015SNPS">American Legislative Exchange Council, [http://www.alec.org/wp-content/uploads/HHS-Mailing.pdf Health and Human Services Mailing-- Agendas and Proposed Policies for 2015 States and Nation Policy Summit], organizational document, accessed November 4, 2015.</ref>
* "[http://www.alec.org/wp-content/uploads/HHS-Mailing.pdf Medical Practice Protection Act]" (PDF, p. 2)
* "[http://www.alec.org/wp-content/uploads/HHS-Mailing.pdf Higher Education Institution Suicide Prevention Act]" (PDF, p. 4)
* "[http://www.alec.org/wp-content/uploads/HHS-Mailing.pdf Dental Therapist Authorization Act]" (PDF, p. 6)
* "[http://www.alec.org/wp-content/uploads/HHS-Mailing.pdf The Corporate Practice of Medicine]" (PDF, p. 9)
Presentations and panel discussions to be held at the conference included:<ref name="2015SNPS"/>
* "Medicaid Reform in North Carolina"
* "Leveling the Playing Field: Site Neutral Payment Reform"
* "Oral Health & Medical Delivery of Care"
* "Data Mining & Tracking Abuse"
* "Medicaid Block Grant"
==2015 Annual Meeting Substantive Agenda==
The following "model" bills were proposed for the Savannah, Georgia conference:<ref name="2015Annual">American Legislative Exchange Council, [http://www.alec.org/wp-content/uploads/2015-06-18-HHS-35-Day-Mailing.pdf 35 Day Mailing-- Agendas and Proposed Policies from 2015 Annual Meeting], organizational document, June 2015.</ref>
* "[http://www.alec.org/wp-content/uploads/2015-06-18-HHS-35-Day-Mailing.pdf Optional Medicaid Benefits Evaluation Act]" (PDF, p. 3)
* "[http://www.alec.org/wp-content/uploads/2015-06-18-HHS-35-Day-Mailing.pdf Resolution on Cord and Placenta Blood Banking and Research]" (PDF, p. 6)
* "[http://www.alec.org/wp-content/uploads/2015-06-18-HHS-35-Day-Mailing.pdf The Corporate Practice of Medicine]" (PDF, p. 7)
Presentation and discussions scheduled for the meeting included:<ref name="2015Annual"/>
* "Innovators on the Health Policy Frontier"
* "The Aftermath of King v. Burwell"
* "The Corporate Practice of Medicine"
* "Focus on the States Roundtable: Public Policy Enacted in 2015"
* "Health Care Law and State Taxed"
* "Safe Families for Children"
==2015 Spring Task Force Summit Substantive Agenda==
The following "model" bills were proposed for the Savannah, Georgia conference:<ref name="2015STFS">American Legislative Exchange Council, [http://www.alec.org/wp-content/uploads/2015-STFS-HHS-35-day-mailing.pdf 35 Day Mailing-- Agendas and Proposed Policies from 2015 Spring Task Force Summit], organizational document, April 10, 2015.</ref>
* "[http://www.alec.org/wp-content/uploads/2015-STFS-HHS-35-day-mailing.pdf Draft of Resolution in Support of Authorizing Midlevel Dental Practitioners]" (PDF, p. 4)
* "[http://www.alec.org/wp-content/uploads/2015-STFS-HHS-35-day-mailing.pdf Draft of Amendment of Freedom to Purchase Medical Services Act]" (PDF, p. 6)
* "[http://www.alec.org/wp-content/uploads/2015-STFS-HHS-35-day-mailing.pdf Resolution on Cord and Placenta Blood Banking and Research]" (PDF, p. 8)
* "[http://www.alec.org/wp-content/uploads/2015-STFS-HHS-35-day-mailing.pdf Optional Medicaid Benefits Evaluation Act]" (PDF, p. 9)
Presentations and discussions scheduled for the meeting included:<ref name="2015STFS"/>
* "Opportunities and Challenges in Telemedicine"
* "Certificate-of-Need Laws: Implications for States"
* "New Mexico's 24/7 NurseAdvice Line"
* "529 ABLE Discounts"
* "Understanding Nonprescription Medicines"
* "North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners v. FTC"
* "Alternatives to Medicaid Expansion"
==2014 States and Nation Policy Summit Substantive Agenda==
The following "model" bills were proposed for the Washington, DC conference:<ref name="2014SNPSagenda">American Legislative Exchange Council, [http://www.alec.org/wp-content/uploads/HHS_2014_SNPS_35_Day.pdf 35-Day Mailing - ALEC's States and Nation Policy Summit], organizational document, October 30, 2014.</ref>
* "[http://www.alec.org/wp-content/uploads/HHS_2014_SNPS_35_Day.pdf Medicaid Anti-Crowd-Out Act]" (PDF, p. 8)
* "[http://www.alec.org/wp-content/uploads/HHS_2014_SNPS_35_Day.pdf Resolution Recognizing the Mutual Benefit between Health Care Sharing and Health Savings Accounts]" (PDF, p. 9)
* "[http://www.alec.org/wp-content/uploads/HHS_2014_SNPS_35_Day.pdf Resolution in Support of Oral Health]" (PDF, p. 11)
* "[http://www.alec.org/wp-content/uploads/HHS_2014_SNPS_35_Day.pdf Resolution in Support of Authorizing Midlevel Dental Practitioners]" (PDF, p. 13)
* "[http://www.alec.org/wp-content/uploads/HHS_2014_SNPS_35_Day.pdf Resolution Opposing Restrictions on Contracting for Non-Clinical Dental Support Services]" (PDF, p. 15)
* "[http://www.alec.org/wp-content/uploads/HHS_2014_SNPS_35_Day.pdf Resolution Opposing the Federation of State Medical Boards’ Interstate Medical Licensing Compact]" (PDF, p. 17)
* "[http://www.alec.org/wp-content/uploads/HHS_2014_SNPS_35_Day.pdf Optional Medicaid Benefits Evaluation Act]" (PDF, p. 18)
Presentations and discussions scheduled for the meeting included:<ref name="2014SNPSagenda"/>
* "Post-Election Recap: Implications for Health Care in the States"
* "Innovations in Health Care"
* "Policy Questions for State-Based Ebola Response"
* "Overcoming Boarding Issues with Psychiatric Emergency Departments"
* "An Update on Pending ACA Litigation and their Potential Impact"
* "Evolving Landscape of Vapor Products"
* "Facilitating Telehealth through Remote Prescribing"
* "Health Reform Impact on Non-Physician Providers"
* "Reducing the Cost of Care"
==2014 Annual Meeting Substantive Agenda==
The following "model" bills were proposed for the Dallas, Texas conference:<ref name="2014Annual">American Legislative Exchange Council, [http://www.alec.org/wp-content/uploads/HHS-35-day-AM-2014.pdf 35 Day Mailing-- Agendas and Proposed Policies from 2014 Annual Meeting], organizational document, June 25, 2014.</ref>
* "[http://www.alec.org/wp-content/uploads/HHS-35-day-AM-2014.pdf Draft of Requiring Legislative Approval for Medicaid Expansion Act]" (PDF, p. 8)
* "[http://www.alec.org/wp-content/uploads/HHS-35-day-AM-2014.pdf Draft of Exchange Transparency Act]" (PDF, p. 9)
* "[http://www.alec.org/wp-content/uploads/HHS-35-day-AM-2014.pdf Draft of Federal and State Funded Health Care Financing Programs Overview Committee Act]" (PDF, p. 11)
* "[http://www.alec.org/wp-content/uploads/HHS-35-day-AM-2014.pdf Draft of Medicaid Anti-Crowd-Out Act]" (PDF, p. 13)
* "[http://www.alec.org/wp-content/uploads/HHS-35-day-AM-2014.pdf Resolution on Autism Coverage]" (PDF, p. 14)
Presentations and discussions scheduled for the meeting included:<ref name="2014Annual"/>
* "Medicaid Coverage vs. Medicaid Access"
* "Update on ACA Lawsuits"
* "Medicaid Expansion and Alternatives"
* "Right for Kids: Florida Child Welfare Reform"
* "ER Overcrowding and Mental Health"
* "Rural Dental Scholarship Programs"
==2014 Spring Task Force Summit Substantive Agenda==
The following "model" bills were proposed for the Kansas City, Missouri conference:<ref name="2014STFS">American Legislative Exchange Council, [http://www.alec.org/wp-content/uploads/HHS_STFS_35_Day.pdf 35 Day Mailing-- Agendas and Proposed Policies from 2014 Spring Task Force Summit], organizational document, March 28, 2014.</ref>
* "[http://www.alec.org/wp-content/uploads/HHS_STFS_35_Day.pdf Draft of Patient Access Expansion Act]" (PDF, p. 9)
The following "model" bill were reviewed as part of the "Sunset Review"
* "[http://www.alec.org/wp-content/uploads/HHS_STFS_35_Day.pdf Patient's Right to Know Act]" (PDF, p. 12)
* "[http://www.alec.org/wp-content/uploads/HHS_STFS_35_Day.pdf Resolution on Certificate of Need (CON) Laws Required for the Establishment of Certain Healthcare Services]" (PDF, p. 17)
* "[http://www.alec.org/wp-content/uploads/HHS_STFS_35_Day.pdf Resolution to Preserving States' Rights Regarding Federal Insurance Exchanges and Public Plan]" (PDF, p. 18)
* "[http://www.alec.org/wp-content/uploads/HHS_STFS_35_Day.pdf Optional Medicaid Benefits Evaluation Act]" (PDF, p. 20)
* "[http://www.alec.org/wp-content/uploads/HHS_STFS_35_Day.pdf Patients First Medicaid Reform Act]" (PDF, p. 23)
* "[http://www.alec.org/wp-content/uploads/HHS_STFS_35_Day.pdf Resolution on Autism Coverage]" (PDF, p. 25)
* "[http://www.alec.org/wp-content/uploads/HHS_STFS_35_Day.pdf Resolution on Cord and Placenta Blood Banking Research]" (PDF, p. 27)
* "[http://www.alec.org/wp-content/uploads/HHS_STFS_35_Day.pdf Resolution on Improving Quality and Lowering Costs for States Through Medicaid and Managed Care]" (PDF, p. 28)
* "[http://www.alec.org/wp-content/uploads/HHS_STFS_35_Day.pdf Unintended Consequences Prevention Act]" (PDF, p. 30)
Presentations and discussions scheduled for the meeting included:<ref name="2014STFS"/>
* "State of the States"
* "Current Status of Federal Health Reform"
* "Update on Outstanding ACA Lawsuits"
* "Combatting Fraud, Waste, and Abuse"
* "Medicaid and the Private Option"
* "Issues Facing Providers"
==2013 States and Nation Policy Summit Substantive Agenda==
The following "model" bills were proposed for the Washington, DC conference:<ref name="2013SNPSagenda">American Legislative Exchange Council, [http://alec.org/docs/HHS_2013_SNPS_35_Day.pdf 35-Day Mailing - ALEC's States and Nation Policy Summit], organizational document, October 30, 2013.</ref>
* "[http://alec.org/docs/HHS_2013_SNPS_35_Day.pdf Health Professional Modernization Act]" (PDF, p. 7)
* "[http://alec.org/docs/HHS_2013_SNPS_35_Day.pdf Medicaid Block Grant Act]" (PDF, p. 10)
* "[http://alec.org/docs/HHS_2013_SNPS_35_Day.pdf Medical Consultation Act]" (PDF, p. 21)
* "[http://alec.org/docs/HHS_2013_SNPS_35_Day.pdf Navigator Background Check Act]" (PDF, p. 22)
* "[http://alec.org/docs/HHS_2013_SNPS_35_Day.pdf Oral Health Standards Act]" (PDF, p. 24)
* "[http://alec.org/docs/HHS_2013_SNPS_35_Day.pdf Patient Access Expansion Act]" (PDF, p. 25)
* the [[Civil Justice Task Force]],* the [[Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development Task Force]],* the [[Communications and Technology Task Force]],"An Update on Outstanding ACA Lawsuits"* the [[Education Task Force]],"Exploring Access to Investigational Medication"* the [[Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force]],* the "Health and Human Services Task Force,Exchange Implementation"* the [[International Relations Task Force]], "Medicaid Expansion andEnrollment Trends"* "Are Exchanges Worth the [[Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force]].Risk?"
The following "model" bills were proposed at the Washington, DC conference: * "Health Professional Modernization Act" <!--presenter info not listed--> (This article is about ALEC's '''Health proposal intends to free "advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) to practice to the full extent of their education and Human Services Task Force'''training, states can increase their citizens’ access to quality primary care. Corporations can join this task force for $3") * "Patient Access Expansion Act" <!--presenter info not listed--> (This proposal intends to prohibit "maintenance of licensure, maintenance of certification,000 a yearand specialty certification as state requirements to practice medicine. It also prohibits the state medical board from funding the Federation of State Medical Boards.")<ref>American Legislative Exchange CouncilALEC, [http://www.prwatchcommoncause.org/filesatf/ALEC_Corporate_Brochurecf/%7Bfb3c17e2-cdd1-4df6-92be-bd4429893665%7D/HHS%201.pdf "Private Enterprise" Membership], organizational membership brochure, July 2011</ref> For model legislation crafted and adopted by the PDF Health and Human Services Task ForceMemorandum] Organizational Document, [http://alecexposedOctober 25, 2012.org</wiki/Health,_Pharmaceuticals,_and_Safety_Net_Programs go here].ref>
==2012 ALEC Spring Task Force Summit Substantive Agenda==
The following "model " bills were adopted at the Charlotte and then were sent on to the ALEC board for approvalconference:
* "Charity Health Care Tax Credit Act" (presented by Sen. Judson Hill of Georgia) (The introduced resolution is on file with CMD. It "allows state tax credits for individuals, families, and nonprofit charity healthcare organizations who provide health care services to the uninsured.")
* "Regional Health Care Coalition Act" (presented by Sen. Judson Hill of Georgia) (The introduced resolution is on file with CMD. It "authorizes the insurance commissioner ti to establish a coalition of states, with similar health insurance laws, to adopt an alternative approval process for comprehensive major medical plans")
* "Health Care Price Disclosure Act" (presented by Sen. Nancy Barto of Arizona) (The introduced resolution is on file with CMD. It "requires healthcare professionals to make available the "direct pay" price for the 25 most common medical services or procedures.")
* "Resolution Supporting the Repeal of IPAB" (presented by Doctor-Patient Medical Association) (The introduced resolution is on file with CMD. It "supports the repeal of the Medicare Independent Payment Advisory Board in the federal health law.") <ref>ALEC,[http://www.commoncause.org/atf/cf/%7BFB3C17E2-CDD1-4DF6-92BE-BD4429893665%7D/35-day_mailing_hhs_stfs_12.pdf Health and Human Services Task Force Memorandum] Organizational Document, April 6, 2012.</ref> ==2011 ALEC Winter Task Force Summit Substantive Agenda== The following model bills were proposed at the Scottsdale conferance: * "Medicaid Managed Long-Term Care Services and Supports Act" (presented by Pam Perry, Amerigroup) (This proposal would implement, "a coordinated and capitated long-term care program for Medicaid beneficiaries who are chronically ill or who have disabilities and need health and long-term care services and supports, such as home care or adult day care.") * "Resolution Urging States and Interested Parties to Partner and Identify Opportunities to Address and Reduce Prescription Drug Abuse and Misuse" (presented by Candie Phipps, Endo Pharmaceuticals) (This proposal, "calls on state officials, prescribers, pharmacists, school-based organizations, and manufacturers of branded and generic prescription medications to partner and evaluate existing efforts aimed at deterring prescription drug abuse; to determine the effectiveness of current efforts; and to make recommendations to the state on best practices for combating abuse while ensuring that access is not restricted for those individuals who are in need of prescription medications.") * "Health Care Equitable Payment Act" (presented by Jane Orient, Association of American Physicians and Surgeons) (This proposal intends to put, "certain guidelines in place to prevent third-party payers from engaging in discriminatory payment practices with independent healthcare providers and self-paying patients.") * "Resolution Ensuring Patient Protections Remain in Place in Medicaid Pharmacy Benefits" (presented by Rep. Linda Miller of Iowa) (This proposal, "urges state officials to implement certain safeguards and patient protections if the state’s Medicaid pharmacy benefits are transitioned from a fee-for-service setting to managed care.") * "Standards for Health Care Communication Act" (presented by Josh Brown, Pfizer) (This proposal "ensures that academic detailers are bound to the same standards and rules as those in the private sector. “Academic detailing” is comprised of prescriber outreach programs typically funded by the government or by universities.")<ref>American Legislative Exchange Council, [http://www.commoncause.org/atf/cf/%7BFB3C17E2-CDD1-4DF6-92BE-BD4429893665%7D/hhs_snps%20AZ%202011_35-day_mailing.pdf Health and Human Services Task Force Memorandum] organizational document, October 27, 2011.</ref>
==2011 ALEC Summer Task Force Summit Substantive Agenda==
The following model bills were proposed at Charlotte and then were sent on to the ALEC board for approvalNew Orleans conference:
* "Health Care Equitable Reimbursement Act" (presented by Jane Orient, Association of American Physicians and Surgeons) (It proposes that health care insurers be, "prohibited from decreasing reimbursement, voiding previously met deductibles, or increasing co-pays to health care insureds who, for any reason, seek care from an out-of-network physician.")
* "Resolution Against PPACA Health Insurance Exchanges" (presented Senator Nancy Barto of Arizona) (This proposal, "urges state officials to stop planning PPACA exchanges and urges Congress to defund such efforts.")
* "State Employee Health Savings Account Act" (presented by Amanda Griffin-Johnson, Illinois Policy Institute) (This proposal, "requires the state to offer state employees a health benefit plan that utilizes Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) paired with high-deductible health plans," and "further requires that the employer cost of the HSA-compatible health plan not exceed the average per person employer cost of traditional insurance plans the state is currently offering.")
* "Resolution Supporting Choices for Americans with Disabilities" (presented by Daryn Demeritt, ResCare) (This proposal "urges states to close state operated facilities and move persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities (ID/DD) to home and community based waiver services (HCBS).")
* "Medicaid Managed Long-Term Care Act" (presented by Senator Renee Untermanby of Georgia) (This proposal intends, "to implement a managed long-term care program for Medicaid beneficiaries who are chronically ill or have disabilities and who need health and long-term care services, such as home care or adult day care.")
* "Health Care Compact Act" (presented by Arlene Wohlgemuth, Texas Public Policy Foundation) (This proposal seeks to establish an Interstate Advisory Health Care Commission, which "may study issues of health care regulation that are of particular concern to the member states... [and] make non-binding recommendations to the member states.")
* "Health Professional Modernization Act" (presented by Arlene Wohlgemuth, Texas Public Policy Foundation)(This act proposes "putting all primary care providers underneath the authority of their respective boards in their states. This puts the regulation of these primary care providers underneath the authorities that understand them best but that still operate subject to the will of the legislature.")<ref>ALEC,[http://http://www.commoncause.org/atf/cf/%7BFB3C17E2-CDD1-4DF6-92BE-BD4429893665%7D/35-day_mailing_hhs%20New%20Orleans.pdf Health and Human Services Task Force Memorandum] Organizational Document, June 30, 2011.</ref>
==2011 ALEC Annual Meeting Substantive Agenda==
==Co-Chairs==
* Sen. [[Leah VukmirJudson Hill]] (R-WIGA 32), Public Sector Chair<ref>American Legislative Exchange Council , [http://www.alec.org/taskwp-forcescontent/health-and-human-servicesuploads/ Health and Human Services Task ForceInsideALEC_MayJune_2013.pdf Inside ALEC], organization websiteorganizational newsletter, accessed April 19thMay/June 2013, 2012p. 4.</ref>
* [[Marianne Eterno]] ([[Guarantee Trust Life Insurance]]), Private Sector Chair<ref>[http://www.alec.org/task-forces/health-and-human-services/ Health and Human Services], Alec.org website, Accessed April 19th, 2012.</ref>
[[Guarantee Trust Life Insurance]] is a company based in Glenview, IL that provides insurance to K-12 schools, community and junior colleges and universities as well as athletic groups, camps, child care, and special events. Guarantee Trust Life Insurance Company is a private company and does not publicize its annual revenue. Its website has the following information: $190 million in invested assets, $177 million in total liabilities, $131 million in total reserve for life policies and contracts, and accident and health policies, and $42 million in net surplus.<ref>Guarantee Trust Life Insurance [http://www.gtlic.com/aboutus/financial/Pages/default.aspx About Us: Financial Information], company website, accessed June 14, 2011</ref>
* [[Leah Vukmir]] (R-WI), Former Public Sector Chair<ref>American Legislative Exchange Council [http://www.alec.org/task-forces/health-and-human-services/ Health and Human Services Task Force], organization website, accessed April 19th, 2012</ref>
==Corporate Executive Committee==
(For-profit, Trade or Other Group)
* Jeff A. Buel (Director of State Government Affairs, [[Johnson & Johnson]])<ref>American Legislative Exchange Council [http://www.alec.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Private_Sector_Executive_Committee Private Sector Executive Committee], organization website, accessed June 2, 2011. This page has been altered by ALEC, and is no longer available, it is archived [http://web.archive.org/web/20110409132415/http://www.alec.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Private_Sector_Executive_Committee here] (archived April 9th, 2011)</ref>
* Rep. Donna Sheldon (GA R-105)<ref name="HHS Letter"/>, Member
* Rep. Judy Manning (GA R-32), Member
* Sen. [[Patti Anne Lodge]] (ID R-13)<ref name="HHS Letter"/>, ALEC State Chairman<ref name="EPA Letter for Senate">American Legislative Exchange Council, [httphttps://www.sourcewatch.org/images/3/3b/EPALetterforSenate.pdf Letter to Senate Majority Leader Reid], RE: the EPA’s plan to regulate greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act, March 10, 2010</ref><ref>American Legislative Exchange Council, "[http://www.alec.org/about-alec/state-chairmen/ ALEC State Chairmen], organization website, accessed April 19th, 2012</ref> and Member
* Rep. Patricia Bellock (IL R-47), Member
* Rep. Mary Flowers (IL D-31), Member
==Staff==
* [[Christie Herrera]], Director<ref>[http://www.alec.org/task-forces/health-and-human-services/ Health and Human Services], Alec.org website, Accessed April 19, 2011.</ref>
* [[Monica Mastracco]], Legislative Assistant<ref>[http://www.alec.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Health_and_Human_Services1 Health and Human Services], Alec.org website, Accessed July 6, 2011. '''This page has been altered by ALEC and is no longer available.'''</ref>
==ALEC Health Care Task Force in 1993==
For reference, the National Task Force on Health Care in 1993 (when ALEC members fought Hillary Clinton's health reform effort)<ref>Heartland Institute [http://www.heartland.org/healthpolicy-news.org/article/16024/A_Brief_History_of_Health_Saving_Accounts.html A Brief History of Health Savings Accounts], ''Health Care News'', organization newsletter, December 1, 2004</ref> included:<ref>American Legislative Exchange Council [http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&ved=0CEMQFjAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kha-net.org%2FFurtherInformation%2FDownloadsUSCongressPublicAdvocacy%2FDownloads_GetFile.aspx%3Fid%3D18433&ei=rjCQT7qTI-fV0QG3-rimBQ&usg=AFQjCNFXEdMYZoPFzYqqUhIe8A2s1z8gfA&sig2=7FSsTQZMuepuTZlgAkTlpg Making Health Care Accessible and Affordable for All Americans], January 1993</ref>
===Executive Committee===
====Politicians====
* Rep. Steve McDaniels (R-TN)
* Rep. David Hale (MO)
===Task Force "Advisors"===
* Prof. Leonard "Jack" Nelson (Cumberland Law School)
* Ed Haislmaier (Senior Research Fellow in Health Policy Studies at the [[Heritage Foundation]], and a member of the board of directors of the [[National Center for Public Policy Research]])<ref>Heritage Foundation [http://www.heritage.org/about/staff/h/edmund-haislmaier Edmund Haislmaier], organization biography, accessed June 10, 2011</ref>
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==Articles and resourcesResources==
===Related SourceWatch articlesArticles===
* [[American Legislative Exchange Council]]
* [[Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force]]
===External resources=== ===External articlesArticles===
* [[Wendell Potter]], [httphttps://www.prwatch.org/news/2011/07/11354/alec-exposed-sabotaging-healthcare ALEC Exposed: Sabotaging Healthcare], ''PRWatch.org'', July 14, 2012, originally published in ''The Nation'' magazine, August 1-8, 2011 edition.
===References===
