2013 ASA Legislative Conference - Focus on the Future

April 29 - May 1, 2013, J.W. Marriott Hotel, Washington, D.C.

Nation's Top Attorneys General, Senior CMS and FDA Officals to Speak at ASA 2013 Legislative Conference

Hear from key Members of Congress including Congressman and anesthesiologist, Andy Harris, MD and Congressman Dan Benishek, MD.

Come hear Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden and Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange provide insight on health care regulation and more at the 2013 ASA Legislative Conference – Focus on the Future!

Maryland Governor Martin O' Malley will also be on hand to give his experience of guiding health care on the state level.

Patrick Conway, M.D., CMS Director and Chief Medical Officer and Senior FDA Official, Captain Valerie Jensen will also provide insight on health care regulation, the status of drug shortages and more.

The conference will take place at the J.W. Marriott, located at 1331 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. The hotel room block has now closed.  Reservations may be made online or by calling the hotel directly at 202-393-2000.

Questions or problems with hotel reservation can be directed to Marcia Perzyna of the ASA staff m.perzyna@asahq.org. Each registrant is responsible for his or her own hotel arrangements. The ASA Washington office can provide attendees a list of alternate hotels in the vicinity of the JW Marriott; however, there will be no room block available at these hotels.

Find out more information about the 2013 Legislative Conference, including registration and hotel accommodations.

The ASA Legislative Conference is the specialty’s largest meeting focusing on state and federal legislative, regulatory and political issues impacting ASA and anesthesiology. The purpose of the conference is to prepare ASA members to engage effectively in the legislative, regulatory and political processes on behalf of the specialty.

The final program and agenda is being confirmed and will be available in the very near future. Please feel free to contact Pat Daly, ASA Grassroots Program Administrator, at p.daly@asawash.org or by phone at (202) 289-2222 with any questions.

Photos from the 2012 Legislative Conference – New

Other Information on the Conference:

FINAL AGENDA

2013 KEY ISSUES

Truth and Transparency

Rural Pass-Through

Medicare Payment

Drug Shortages

OTHER RESOURCES

Find Your Legislators

Senate Health Staff List

House Health Staff List

Map of Washington, D.C.

Important Information and Resources

Legislative Conference Registration Form with FAQs

Reserve a room at the J.W. Marriott Hotel for the conference online

For more information on registration please contact Michelle Allen at m.allen@asawash.org or by phone at (202) 289-2222.

Save the dates of future Legislative Conferences:

May 5-7, 2014 at the J.W. Marriott in Washington, D.C.
May 4-6, 2015 at the J.W. Marriott in Washington, D.C.