Medicaid provides critical care for over 72 million Americans—from children and pregnant women to individuals with disabilities, and seniors. It’s also a lifeline for the facilities that care for them, including hospitals and long-term care providers. 

In this episode, Chip Kahn welcomes Clifton Porter Jr., President and CEO of the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL), to explore the critical role long-term care providers play in the health care continuum—and how Congress’s Medicaid cuts threaten patients’ access to care in hospitals and in post-acute long term care settings.  

Key topics include: 

• AHCA/NCAL’s mission and who they serve; 
• How hospitals and long-term care providers work together to support patients; 
• Why Medicaid cuts jeopardize care; and,  
• What policymakers need to consider to protect access and quality of care  

Guest Bio 

Clifton (Clif) Porter is the President & CEO at AHCA/NCAL.  Porter has been serving the needs of seniors in the long term care field for over 30 years, beginning his career as an administrator in training at a skilled nursing facility in 1989, serving as an administrator of several skilled nursing centers from 1990 through 1998, and capping his operational experience as a regional director of operations for a large-urban market from 1998 through 2004. Porter then accepted the challenge of leading HCR ManorCare’s Government Relations Department from 2004 to 2013 as its Vice President of Government Relations and served on various state healthcare association boards from 2004 to 2013. 

Today, Porter leads AHCA/NCAL’s national advocacy efforts, championing policies that protect high-quality care and strengthen the long-term care workforce. With his experience, he understands the devastating impacts that Medicaid cuts would have on residents and providers and is determined to ensure critical funding is preserved.  

Porter holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine in Healthcare Management. You can learn more about the devastating impacts Medicaid cuts will have on nursing homes from
 our provider survey: www.ahcancal.org/providersurvey 

To learn more about AHCA/NCAL’s advocacy efforts visit www.ahcancal.org.

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