In 2014, we are lucky to be hosted by the Hyatt Regency from September 9th-10th; it is less than two blocks from the Capitol.
ASCA WILL BOOK YOUR HOTEL
August 10th is the last day you can register be guaranteed a room and receive the discounted rate.
There are three airports that serve the DC area: Reagan (DCA), Baltimore-Washington (BWI) and Dulles (IAD).
Reagan is about a 10-minute taxi ($20) to the hotel or a 15-minute metro ride ($2) (Take the Yellow line towards Greenbelt or Fort Totten; change to the Red line at Gallery Place-Chinatown; the Union Station metro will let you off 2 blocks from the hotel. Take the "Shops" exit and cross the half circle to get onto E street. Walk two blocks and turn left onto New Jersey Ave. The hotel entrance is a block down at the corner of New Jersey Ave and D St.)
Baltimore and Dulles are both about a 45-minute taxi ($75+) or Super Shuttle ($35).
For more information, contact Jack Coleman at jcoleman@ascassociation.org.
Below is when your state is attending. If you do not see your state listed, please email Jack Coleman.
June 17-18
CA, FL, GA, ID, IL, LA, MS, NH, SC, TN, UT
September 9-10
CO, GA, IA, IN, MA, MO, NY, NJ, NM, OR, PA, TX, WA
From The Herald Times in Bloomington, IN
2013 Capitol Fly-In Program Ends on a High Note
September 19, 2013
ASCA members from 13 states met with their members of Congress on Capitol Hill yesterday for the final event of this year’s Capitol Fly-In Program. The largest Fly-In of the year consisted of more than 70 members who advocated on behalf of ASCs from Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Texas and West Virginia.
US Senator Mike Crapo (R-ID), one of the lead cosponsors of the ASC Quality and Access Act of 2013, met with attendees for breakfast and spoke about the future of health care and thanked the participants for their involvement in advocating on behalf of the ASC community.
After breakfast, participants attended close to 80 meetings with their legislators and staff, educating them about ASCs and encouraging them to become cosponsors of the ASC Quality and Access Act of 2013. Participants also asked their members of Congress to support the Removing Barriers to Colorectal Screening Act of 2013 and the Electronic Health Records Improvement Act of 2013.
This week alone, five new cosponsors have signed on to the ASC Quality and Access Act of 2013, bringing the total number of cosponsors to 33 in the House of Representatives and seven in the Senate.
US Representatives Kay Granger (R-TX), Lynn Jenkins (R-KS), Bill Johnson (R-OH), Doug Lamborn (R-CO) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM) are the latest legislators to stand with the ASC community to ensure that we can continue to provide high-quality care to patients across the country.
Can I reserve a room before or after the night of Tuesday the 9th of September?
Yes, but they are in very limited supply; you should contact Jack Coleman at jcoleman@ascasssociation.org before you book a room for one of these nights.
What airport should I fly into?
There are three airports that serve the DC area: Reagan (DCA), Baltimore-Washington (BWI) and Dulles (IAD).
Reagan is about a 10-minute taxi ($20) to the hotel or a 15-minute metro ride ($2) (Take the Yellow line towards Greenbelt or Fort Totten; change to the Red line at Gallery Place-Chinatown; the Union Station metro will let you off 2 blocks from the hotel. Take the "Shops" exit and cross the half circle to get onto E street. Walk two blocks and turn left onto New Jersey Ave. The hotel entrance is a block down at the corner of New Jersey Ave and D St.)
Baltimore and Dulles are both about a 45-minute taxi ($75+) or Super Shuttle ($35)..