AHCA/NCAL Congressional Briefing
By Toby Pearson | April 30, 2026 | All members
Healthcare policy is moving fast, and long term and post-acute care is squarely in the conversation. No one can tell your story better than you, and Congress needs to hear it.
Join Care Providers of Minnesota Staff in Washington DC! This June 8-9th, join us to meet face-to-face with your elected Representatives. AHCA/NCAL and Care Providers Staff will have you ready to walk confidently, equipped with the right messages for the policies that matter most to your residents, your staff, and your bottom line.
Beyond the Hill visits, you'll get the latest on where legislation is headed, connect with peers from across the country, hear from top speakers, and earn CE credits. Come ready to advocate and leave having made a difference for the people in your care. Register here.
Guest Speakers
Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV)
Senator Catherine Cortez Masto serves on the Senate Finance Committee, where she works on the health care and Medicaid policy decisions that directly affect long term care providers nationwide. A former two-term Attorney General of Nevada, Cortez Masto spent years prosecuting financial fraud and protecting seniors before joining the Senate— experience that directly informs her of work on health care and consumer protection policy today.
In the Senate, she has focused on expanding access to health care, strengthening protections for older Americans, and ensuring federal health care programs work for the people who depend on them. That record makes her a voice worth hearing for anyone working in long term care.
She also serves on the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources; and the Committee on Indian Affairs. A Nevada native and the first Latina elected to the U.S. Senate, she earned a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Nevada, Reno, and a J.D. from Gonzaga University School of Law. She resides in Las Vegas with her husband, Paul.
Anna Palmer
Founder & CEO, Punchbowl News | Former Co-Author, POLITICO Playbook
Widely respected for her insights and analysis from the forefront of American politics, Anna Palmer is a trusted voice on congressional leadership, the lobbying industry, presidential campaigns, and the politics of governing. As Founder and CEO of Punchbowl News, named after the Secret Service's nickname for the Capitol, she covers congressional leadership, the White House, and the forces trying to influence both.
Palmer's analysis is nonpartisan and direct, drawn from nearly two decades of access to congressional leaders, presidential campaigns, and the White House on both sides of the aisle. Before Punchbowl, she co-authored the iconic POLITICO Playbook franchise with Jake Sherman, tripling its readership while chronicling some of the most consequential years in recent political history. She is a New York Times best-selling author and a regular on CNN, Fox News, NBC, and MSNBC. Palmer has also spoken at the World Economic Forum, the Aspen Ideas Festival, and SXSW.
Jake Sherman
An esteemed reporter and news media innovator, Jake Sherman has been a go-to source for the latest and most accurate news on Congress, congressional leadership, and the politics of legislating for more than a decade. As co-founder of Punchbowl News, he covers the people, politics, and decisions that drive Washington.
He has covered Republican and Democratic leadership with equal rigor and brings that same even hand to every room he walks into. Sherman joined POLITICO in 2009 and co-authored POLITICO Playbook with Anna Palmer before launching Punchbowl. In addition to being a New York Times best-selling author, he is a political contributor to MSNBC and NBC News and appears on television from the Capitol almost every day.
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