Washington, D.C. Fly-In Event
On April 2, 2008, the Coalition to Protect Senior Care held a "fly-in" event in which front-line caregivers from 15 states traveled to Washington, D.C. to meet with their legislators and staff on Capitol Hill and urge them to oppose funding cuts to Medicare-financed nursing home care.

Participating caregivers representing skilled nursing care in Arizona, Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, Georgia, New Mexico, Colorado, Ohio, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Arkansas, Washington, Virginia, Michigan and Kansas explained how Medicare cuts would negatively impact patient care and staffing in their home states and shared a letter from U.S. Representatives Tim Walz (D-MN) and Chris Shays (R-CT) helping make their case.

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Coalition State Briefing Events
In order to voice the importance of protecting skilled nursing care funding with those providing first-hand care, the Coalition to Protect Senior Care has held a series of briefing events for lawmakers, media and long term care advocates in key states around the nation:

Phoenix, Arizona: April 14, 2008
Capri Care Center
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Joplin, Missouri: February 7, 2008
Briefing on Dangers of Proposed Medicare Cuts in President Bush's FY 2009 Budget
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Topeka, Kansas: December 3, 2007
Lexington Park Nursing and Post Acute
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Tucson, Arizona: November 30, 2007
Desert Life Rehabilitation and Care
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Albuquerque, New Mexico: November 29, 2007
Las Palomas Nursing and Rehabilitation
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Washington, D.C.: November 1, 2007
Capitol Hill briefing
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