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VALA Political Action Committee
- VALA PAC
It has become abundantly clear
that one of the most pressing issues that our industry will face in
the future is increasing regulation. VALA PAC was formed to
proactively address this issue and bring about change in a way that is
good for both our residents and our industry.
We are not opposed to smart regulation, but it is our duty to fight
new rules that do nothing to improve resident care and unnecessarily increase our costs. We also understand the importance of proactively
seeking new legislation to clarify our role in the long term care
network, to ensure that resident choice is preserved in an
increasingly regulated environment, and to improve the quality of care
delivered by our providers.
In order to be effective in
this venture, we need friends in the legislature, and in order to get
our friends into the General Assembly, they need our support. While
lobbying and campaign donations sound like dirty words after many
stories of misuse, money is the lifeblood of any candidate's campaign.
This is how they buy the advertising to get their message out, and
getting their message heard is how they get elected.
VALA PAC is raising money to
actively support legislators and candidates who are concerned about
senior issues and to make sure they understand our business. We need
your support and are asking that each facility contribute a minimum of
$250 to this important effort. We look forward to working for you and
ensuring our industry's ability to be successful in the future. Please
make your checks payable to VALA PAC and mail them to VALA, PO Box
6266, Richmond, VA 23230. Please include a business card with your
donation or provide us with your name, mailing address, and phone
number to satisfy reporting requirements by the Commonwealth of
Virginia. Thank you for helping us to help others!
VALA's voice to the Virginia General Assembly
LeClair Ryan, A
Professional Corporation ~
www.leclairryan.com
May
Fox, a non-lawyer professional, is Director of Government Relations
for LeClair Ryan and is a member of the firm's Administrative Law &
Government Relations team. Ms. Fox specializes in providing
legislative representation of health care and other business interests
before the Virginia General Assembly. Most recently, Ms. Fox has
served as a member of Governor Warner’s transition staff.
Prior to joining LeClair Ryan in 1999, Ms. Fox served for four years
as the founding Executive Director of the Virginia Association of
Health Plans, a non-profit trade and lobbying association representing
health maintenance organizations and other managed care companies
doing business in the Commonwealth. From 1990-1994, Ms. Fox served in
Governor L. Douglas Wilder’s cabinet in two capacities: first as
Deputy Secretary of Administration, during which term she played a key
role in converting the state employees benefits plan to managed care;
and second, as Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Resources, in
which capacity she oversaw the implementation of the managed care
capitation program for Virginia’s Medicaid recipients.
Ms. Fox has more than twenty years experience in health care policy
and lobbying positions both in the public and private sectors. Such
positions include serving as director of government relations for a
Richmond law firm representing a variety of health care and business
clients, as well as the Director of the Division of Planning for
Virginia’s Department of Health. Ms. Fox has served on the Board
of Directors for a number of Richmond area organizations, including
the Greater Richmond Chamber of Commerce (GRCC) Leadership Metro
Richmond and the Virginia League for Planned Parenthood. She currently
serves on the Westminster Canterbury’s Board of Trustees, the GRCC
Youth Matters Board of Directors, and a managing director of Advantus
Strategies, LLC, a government relations consulting company.
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