Fall 2010 House of Delegates Meeting Dialogue Sessions Health Reform Next Steps ADA Multidisciplinary Category What is a Mega Issue? Strategic importance Key strategic questions Questions that will need to be answered 1
Fall 2010 HOD Meeting Topics o Health Reform Next Steps o ADA Multidisciplinary Category Health Reform Next Steps Mega Issue Question What is the role of the RD and DTR in the implementation of health care reform on the state level? 2
Health Reform Next Steps Expected Outcomes Participants will: 1. Understand how health care reform impacts the public and themselves professionally. 2. Identify the challenges and opportunities for RDs resulting from health care reform legislation. 3. Identify what members must do take advantage of these opportunities, and what must ADA do to ensure members have the necessary resources for success? Affordable Care Act Goals Coverage for uninsured Improve affordability and stability of insurance Slow growth of health care costs 3
Select Provisions Health Aging Wellness/Prevention for Employees School-Based Health Clinics Prevention Task Forces, etc. Medicare Preventive Services Medicaid Select Provisions (continued) Home Health Medical Homes Nutrition Labeling of Menu Items at Chain Restaurants Child Obesity Demonstration Project 4
Opportunities Increased utilization of preventive care Reimbursement to RDs Wellness incentives Grants Labeling Challenges Not specifically include RD/DTR No appropriations Competitors 5
ADA Infrastructure Public Policy Panels Public Policy Coordinators State Policy Representatives State Regulatory Specialists DPG Legislative Chairs or Public Policy Liaisons Legislative and Public Policy Committee ADAPAC Policy Initiatives and Advocacy Team staff Delegates Discussions at HOD Meeting For Affiliate (State) Delegates: What has been done to date (since Fall 2009 HOD Meeting) related to health reform in your state? For DPG and Professional Issues Delegates: What has your DPG done in collaboration with affiliate dietetic associations to address health reform at the local level? 6
ADA Multidisciplinary Category The House of Delegate Leadership Team proposes the addition of an ADA multidisciplinary membership category to the ADA Bylaws. ADA Multidisciplinary Category Expected Outcomes Meeting participants will provide reactions to the multidisciplinary membership category proposal in order to determine how to proceed. 7
Why Now? Technological advances Access to information Opportunity collaboration Analysis and Benchmarking 8
Membership in and Organization Practice of a Profession Criteria for Proposed Category Minimum of an Associate degree and/or training, certification, or license in one of the following professions: Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) Certified Midwife (CM or CNM) Certified Professional Food Safety (CP-FS) Dental Hygienist (BS-DH or RDH) Dentist (DDS) Pharmacist (RPh or PharmD) Physical or Occupational Therapist (PT/OT) Physician (MD or DO) Physician Assistant (PA) Registered Environmental Health Specialist/Registered Sanitarian (REHS/RS) Registered Nurse (RN) School Nutrition Specialist (SNS) Speech-Language Pathologist (CCC-SLP) 9
Criteria for Proposed Category OR A minimum of an Associate degree in Culinary Arts from a U.S. regionally accredited college or university or U.S. culinary association. OR Is a Certified Culinary Professional (certification from the American Culinary Foundation or the International Association of Culinary Professionals). OR Is a certified sports medicine practitioner (certification from the American College of Sports Medicine). OR Is a certified dietary manager, (certification from the Dietary Managers Association). Potential Pros moves ADA s strategic plan forward provides greater visibility broadens perspective & expertise showcases expertise of ADA members enhances awareness of RDs/DTRs diversity of perspective research capacity builds bridges between ADA members and like-minded others opportunities and cost savings for reciprocal CPE attendance at meetings locally goodwill with other organizations focuses on inclusivity, not exclusivity embraces differences and supports finding common ground to accomplish shared goals awareness of and access to multidisciplinary resources 10
Potential Cons risk is unknown inconsistency in values shift in marketing of profession dilution of resources may alienate some current members dilutes our special niche continued encroachment/perceived approval of practice some may use their membership to inappropriately promote programs, products, and services setting the Multidisciplinary category educational qualification minimum at the Associate degree level may be seen as diluting ADA membership Discussion Activity Truths & Consequences Grid Quadrant 4: What are the advantagesof keepingthe membership categories as they are currently (no change)? Quadrant 1: What are the disadvantagesof not adding a multidisciplinary membership category (no change)? Quadrant 2: What are the advantagesto addinga multidisciplinary membership category? Quadrant 3: What are the disadvantagesto addinga multidisciplinary membership category? 11
Next Steps Further discussion or ideas Delegate Barbara Kamp, MS, RD barbarakamp@gmail.com Backgrounder/Proposal Health Reform Next Steps ADA Multidisciplinary Category www.eatright.org/hodmegaissues Fall 2010 HOD Meeting (November 5-6) Thank You! Questions or Comments? 12