National Association for the Support of Long Term Care
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| Industry | Lobbying |
| Founded | 1989 |
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| Website | https://www.nasl.org/ |
The National Association for the Support of Long Term Care (NASL) is a United States trade association of ancillary providers of products and services to the post-acute care industry. This includes nursing homes, assisted living, home care, inpatient rehabilitation facilities, independent living, adult day care, hospice and long-term care hospitals. NASL represents and advocates for its members on legislative and regulatory issues that impact the quality of care to patients in long-term care settings. NASL is headquartered in Washington, D.C.
NASL was formed in 1989 and represents over 100 companies providing medical products, medical services, and information technology to the post-acute care industry. NASL member companies employ over 25,000 therapy professionals and represent approximately 64% of the nation's long-term care health information technology providers.[citation needed]
NASL continually influences national healthcare policy, particularly, improved Medicare ancillary payments and assurance that laws and regulations are in place to promote quality patient care. NASL has established a positive working relationship with the Government and leads initiatives, such as, extension of the therapy cap exceptions process, an alternative to a therapy cap, competitive bidding process, and adoption of health information technology.
Every NASL member is active on one of four working committees: Medical Products, Medical Services, Information Technology, and Diagnostic Testing. NASL committees and leadership participate in and manage national and industry-wide coalitions, host and sponsor national and state education sessions, and the support the development of healthcare policy.
NASL members receive daily communications regarding federal and state government healthcare decision-making; participate directly in the government healthcare policy-making process; influence issues by speaking directly to elected, appointed, and senior health policy officials; and receive discounts on meeting registration.