Federal Advocacy
2021 Webinar, Policy Agenda (slides, video/audio)
2020 Virtual Briefing (slides, video/audio, resources from ACL)
2020 MQii Policy Update (slides)
2020 GAO Report Webinar (slides, video/audio)
2019 Capitol Hill Briefing (slides)
2019 Webinar, Policy Agenda (slides, video/audio)
2018 Presentation, Policy Agenda (slides, video/audio)
2016 DMT Advocacy Day:
Congressional Sign-On Letter (pdf)
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Article on Quality Measures (pdf)
2020:
Comments to Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee
2019:
Letter supporting the Dignity in Aging Act
Comments on Cures 2.0 legislation
Comments on Healthy People 2030
Comments on Medicaid quality measures
Comments on Medicare Advantage/Part D 2020 proposed regs
Comments to Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee
Comments on IPPS proposed rule
Comments on CQMC proposed approaches
Comments on Healthy People 2030 (July)
Comments on Quality Payment Program
Comments on Cures 2.0 legislation
2018:
Comments on NIH Geroscience proposal
Comments on IMPACT Act medication management profiles
Comments on Dietary Guidelines
Comments to NIH Nutrition Research Strategy
2017:
Comments on HHS Strategic Plan
Comment submission to CMS Medicare Advantage improvements
Comment submission to ACL OAA survey
Comment submission to CMS QIO priorities
Comment submission to CMS skilled nutrition facility proposed rule
Letter to Senate Aging Committee
2016:
Outside witness testimony FY2017 Labor-HHS appropriations submission - House, Senate
Submission to Senate Finance Chronic Care Working Group
Submission to Healthy People 2020
Comment submission to CMS proposed discharge planning rules
Comment submission to CMS hospital inpatient payment systems
Comment submission to CMS proposed rule on critical access hospitals
Comment submission to CMS quality measurement for dual eligibles
Government Accountability Office (GAO) Report on Senior Nutrition (website)
DMT Press Release on GAO Report (pdf)
Letter from Sens. Casey and Murray to Government Accountability Office (pdf)
2020 Letter to CMS from House Members on Quality Measures (pdf)
2019 Letter to CMS from House Members on Quality Measures (pdf)
Action Needed on New Federal Guidance to Include Malnutrition in State OAA Plans (pdf)
Call for Action for Malnutrition Policy (pdf)
Malnutrition Policy Fact Sheet (pdf)
Congressional Research Service Memo on Older Adult Malnutrition (pdf)
CMS Takes a Significant Step Forward to Help End Elder Malnutrition (pdf)