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Tuesday, May 29, 2012

ALEC Legislation - Where Does it All Come From?

When ALEC members are defending the innocence of the American Legislative Exchange council (ALEC) – Have you read something like this?
Hill said the attacks are coming from “a few fairly extreme organizations” that aren’t even focused on what ALEC is all about, which he identified as “a free open exchange of ideas by legislators …  .”

OR something like this?

It’s just an organization between legislators like myself, and we pay money to join,” Rogers said. “We have a dialogue between ourselves   


OR
Have you heard the talking points sent out directly from ALEC’s Washington DC Office

ALEC task force members can bring legislation before their task force for consideration; usually  this is our legislative members.

Since ALEC is a legislative organization our state legislators take the lead on proposing legislation and only the public sector votes to adopt legislation as ALEC policy. We are a private organization

ALEC meetings are designed for legislative members to learn from each other as well as policy  experts representing a variety of current issue areas that affect our citizens and our economy.

The ALEC members make you think that it’s just a get together of state legislators to talk about things and share legislation among state legislators – Right????

It's all about the legislators - RIGHT?
WRONG!!!

Well I would think twice about those responses if I were you.

I took some time and looked through the documents found at Common Cause to support their documentation to  the IRS requesting that the 501c3 status of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) be revoked.

And here’s what I found.
For you convenience –
I have highlighted the ALEC legislators in RED
And
The ALEC Profit and Nonprofit Sector Members in BLUE


Health and Human Services Task Force Meeting
ALEC’s 2010 Spring Task Force Summit
April 23, 2010
Meeting Minutes
HHS Task Force members considered the Resolution on Cord and Placenta Blood Banking and Research, sponsored by Indiana Representative Dave Frizzell and Celgene’s Greg Chesmore.

HHS Task Force members considered the Patients First Medicaid Reform Act, sponsored by John Locke Foundation’s Joe Coletti.


Health and Human Services Task Force Meeting
ALEC’s 37th Annual Meeting
Saturday, August 7, 2010
Meeting Minutes
HHS Task Force members considered the Resolution on Point of Service Reimbursement, sponsored by Libby Brunsvold of AstraZeneca/MedImmune.

HHS Task Force members considered the Patients First Medicaid Reform Act, sponsored by John Locke Foundation’s Joe Coletti.

HHS Task Force Members considered the Medication Therapy Management Services Act, sponsored by North Carolina Representative Jeff Barnhart and Gaspar Laca of GlaxoSmithKline.


Health and Human Services Task Force Meeting
ALEC’s 2011 Spring Task Force Summit
Friday, April 29, 2011
12:30 – 5:00 p.m.
Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza
Potential Model Legislation:
·        Amendments to ALEC’s Health Care Sharing Ministries Freedom to Share Act, sponsored by Joe Guarino, Alliance of Health Care Sharing Ministries
·        Health Freedom Compact Act, sponsored by Goldwater Institute’s Nick Dranias
·        Health Professional Modernization Act, sponsored by Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Arlene Wohlgemuth


Health and Human Services Task Force Meeting
ALEC’s 38th Annual Meeting
New Orleans Marriott
Thursday, August 4, 2011
2:30-5:30 p.m.
TENTATIVE AGENDA
Potential Model Legislation: (in order of submission):
·        Health Care Equitable Reimbursement Act, sponsored by Jane Orient, Association of American Physicians and Surgeons
·        Resolution Urging States and Manufacturers of Prescription Medications to Partner and Identify Opportunities to Address and Reduce Prescription Drug Abuse and Misuse, sponsored by Candie Phipps, Endo Pharmaceuticals
·        Resolution Against PPACA Health Insurance Exchanges, sponsored by Arizona Senator Nancy Barto
·        State Employee Health Savings Account Act, sponsored by Amanda Griffin-Johnson, Illinois Policy Institute
·        Resolution Supporting Choices for Americans with Disabilities, sponsored by DarynDemeritt, ResCare
·        Medicaid Managed Long-Term Care Act, sponsored by Georgia Senator Renee Unterman
·        Health Care Compact Act, sponsored by Arlene Wohlgemuth, Texas Public Policy Foundation
·        Health Professional Modernization Act, sponsored by Arlene Wohlgemuth, Texas Public Policy Foundation


Health and Human Services Task Force Meeting
ALEC’s 2011 States and Nation Policy Summit
Friday, December 2, 2011
2:00-5:00 p.m.
TENTATIVE AGENDA
Potential Model Legislation: (in order of submission):
·        Medicaid Managed Long-Term Care Services and Supports Act, sponsored by Pam Berry Amerigroup
·        Resolution Urging States and Interested Parties to Partner and Identify Opportunities to Address and Reduce Prescription Drug Abuse and Misuse, sponsored by Candi Phipps, Endo Pharmaceuticals
·        Health Care Equitable Payment Act, sponsored by Jane Orient, Association of American Physicians and Surgeons
·        Resolution Ensuring Patient Protections Remain in Place in Medicaid Pharmacy Benefits, sponsored by Iowa Representative Linda Miller
·        Standards for Health Care Communication Act, sponsored by Josh Brown, Pfizer


Health and Human Services Task Force Meeting
ALEC’s 2012 Spring Task Force Summit
Friday, May 11, 2012 • 2:00-5:15 p.m. • Grand Ballroom D
TENTATIVE AGENDA
Potential Model Legislation: (in order of submission):
·        Charity Health Care Tax Credit Act, sponsored by Georgia Senator Judson Hill
·        Regional Health Care Coalition Act, sponsored by Georgia Senator Judson Hill
·        Zarephath Charity Health Care Act (and background document), sponsored by Alieta Eck, Association of American Physicians and Surgeons
·        Health Care Price Disclosure Act, sponsored by Arizona Senator Nancy Barto
·        Physician and Patient Freedom of Vaccine Choice Act, sponsored by Don Stecher, Novartis
·        Resolution Supporting the Repeal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), sponsored by Kathryn Serkes, Doctor Patient Medical Association

YEP – Those ALEC task force meetings are all about state legislators getting together.
NOT!!!

Rogers, who’s making appearances on national cable-TV shows to defend ALEC, notes that many organizations produce model legislation for lawmakers to adopt.

Yes they do – yes they do.
MANY “organizations”
NOT so many “legislators”


No they don’t – No they don’t.
Laboratories of fascism maybe - but not democracy.

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