Business and Administration Staff Meeting

#Democracy

Charlie Harman, Vice President for Government and Community Affairs

November 14, 2013

#Democracy

Agenda

I.Involved and engagedII.Local/State/WashingtonIII.#Democracy

Your Priorities

• Federal• State• Community

Involved and Engaged

• Contact elected officials, all levels.• Attend civic breakfasts, etc.• Keep Jimmy, your counterparts, staff, board,

local community and civic leaders informed and coordinate with them.

Local/State/Washington

• Education• Economic and Community

Development• Infrastructure

Local/State/Washington

• Hospital Medicaid Provider Payment Program (Provider Tax) and appropiations

• Medicaid Reform/Expansion (2015)

Local/State/Washington

• Shutdown/Debt Ceiling Increase• Sequester and what might replace it• Sustainable Growth Rate• Disproportionate Share Hospital payments.

#Democracy

1. It is worse than it looks.2. Shutdown and the Debt Ceiling3. “A Republic, madam, if you can keep it.”

Questions?

How to reach me:• Charlie Harman, Vice President for

Government and Community Affairs• charlie.harman@emory.edu• Office: 404-727-8876• Cell: 404-623-4457• 1599 Clifton Road, Fifth Floor, Northeast,

Room 5.205