2010-11 ASSA Lobbying Fund Contributors

Comprehensive Anesthesia Services

Greg Bouska, $500

Allen Campbell, $500

Subba Chenumolu, $500

Jamie Clark, $500

Meenakshi Dayal, $500

Scott DeGraaff, $500

Temple Estopinal, $500

Michael Hoger, $500

Kyle Jones, $500

Hector Laurel, $500

Charles Lee, $500

Peter Loux, $500

Greg McCabe, $500

James McGriff, $500

Greg Merijanian, $500

Michael Mueller, $500

Jess Power, $500

Jeffrey Prylinski, $500

Keith Rathel, $500

Mason Robertson, $500

Daniel Skinner, $500

David Tyler, $1,000

Bruce Wingo, $1,000

*100% Contribution rate

 

Anesthesia Services Birmingham

Michael Barlow, $500

Lee Booker, $500

John Bullington, $500

Kim Conner, $500

Anthony Cook, $500

George Dumas, $500

Paul Elliott, $500

William Fitzpatrick, $500

Alan Hale, $500

Ed Kezar, $500

Wayne Lewis, $500

Lajuana Logan, $500

Paul Nagrodzki, $500

Michael Routman, $500

James Rudulph, $500

Abe Schuster, $500

Daniel Sherrer, $500

Sandy Sipe, $500

Trey Ware, $500

100% Contribution rate

 

 

 

Montgomery Anesthesia Associates

Fran Boyette, $500

Tim Doles, $500

Nancy Haring, $500

Bill Jordan, $500

Susan Kreher, $500

Rene Llera, $500

Kevin Pace, $500

Dana Williams, $500

100% Contribution rate

 

Southern Perioperative

Wade Martin, $300

Ben Walker, $500

 

Beer, Simon, Williams, Moody

Barry Moody, $500

Alvaro Segura-Vasi, $500

Timothy Williams, $500

 

Alabama Anesthesia of Huntsville

Tim Adams, $500

Reid Fletcher, $500

Murali Gadde, $500

Bill Hass, $500

Chi Kwok, $125/month, $1,500

John Panico, $500

Wendy Seaver, $500

100% Contribution rate

 

 

Anesthesia Consultants Medical Group

Bayer Cheng, $500

David Evans, $500

Ralph Fillmore, $500

Michael Flanagan, $500

Lewis Hunt, $500

Kelly Hyde, $500

Matthew Jennings, $500

Paul Johnson, $500

Brit Lovvorn, $500

Jerry Marsella, $500

William McRae, $500

Craig Nordhues, $500

Jeff Plagenhoef, $500

Vernon Pruitt, $500

Puli Reddy, $500

Jeremy Smith, $500

Steven Sykes, $500

Ty Warren, $500

Mark Willis, $500

Jim York, $500

100% Contribution rate

 

Anesthesia Medical Consultants

Bill Blackburn, $500

Suzi Blaylock, $500

Mike Gosney, $500

Neal Jeter, $500

100% Contribution rate

 

Anesthesia &Pain Medicine

Tom Cash, $500

John Sherrer, $500

 

UAB Dept. of Anesthesiology

Tad Cherry, $500

Tom Moore, $500

Blair Smith, $500

Pam Varner, $500

 

Anesthesiologists Associated

Tim Aiken, $500

Jeff Baumbach, $500

James Chaney, $500

Brad Gosdin, $500

Bob Henry, $500

Chris Hillman, $500

Joseph Houser, $500

Jon Kentros, $500

Stephen Klein, $500

Mickey Lathem, $500

Rick Lewis, $500

Sammy Sabri, $500

Kurt Senn, $500

Charles Spivak, $500

Tommy Tomlinson, $500

Bill Uncapher, $500

100% Contribution rate

 

Metro Anesthesia and Pain Services

Aimee Walsh, $500

David Walsh, $500

100% Contribution rate

 

Individuals

Phil Hanlon, $500

Lee Youngblood, $500

 

Anesthesia Services of Decatur

Eugene Acupan, $1,000

Charles Elliott, $1,000

Chad Harbin, $1,000

Jeff McCollum, $1,000

Loyd Shaw, $1,000

100% Contribution rate

 

Nesbitt Pain Associates

Robert Nesbitt, $500

Jeremy Barlow, $500

 

Children’s Hospital

Jennifer Dollar, $500

Kathryn Jones, $500

 

Anesthesia Resource Management

Steve Starling, $1,000

 

Eastern Shore Anesthesia

Tim Houseman, $500

Bill Womack, $500

Teresa Kelly, $500

Blake Neal, $500

Jeana Tarziers, $500

100% Contribution rate

 

Anesthesia Services (Mobile Infirmary)

John Alexander, $500

Jon Botts, $500

Ronnie Brown, $500

Don Butts, $500

James Daniell, $500

Lynn Dark-Mezick, $250

Bulent Erdemir, $500

Robert Hannahan, $500

Jerry Hennig, $500

Ron Jordan, $500

Mike Lasecki, $500

Eric Lobel, $500

Larry Morgese, $500

Don Richerson, $500

Anthony Savoie, $500

Franklin Trent, $500

100% Contribution Rate

 

Anesthesia Associates (Gadsden)

Eddie Ash, $1,000

Kevin Borders, $1,000

Arthur Boykin, $2,000

Gary Dial, $1,000

George Fant, $500

Howard Friedman, $500

Richard Gallo, $1,000

Steven Gross, $500

Martin Hayes, $500

Scott Rayburn, $500

Philip Sissons, $500

100% Contribution Rate

 

Ambulatory Anesthesia Assoc. of Montgomery

Jack Anderson, $500

William Ware, $500

100% Contribution Rate

 

West Alabama Anesthesia

Lee Carter, $500

Fred Rock, $500

David Verzino, $500

100% Contribution Rate

 

Being active and contributing to political activities has unfortunately become a necessary part of being a physician.  Your lives are touched by federal and state legislators, federal and state leaders, federal and state regulators, and the multitude of bureaucrats and insurance companies and their lobbyists who do not necessarily represent the physician point of view to medical issues.  We MUST be heard and to be heard we MUST participate in the political process which includes contributions to Political Action Committees and activities of our interest organizations. 

 

 

 

 

 

The ASA has a federal political action committee that operates under federal law.  These federal laws require the PAC to only accept personal money (not business or corporate funds) that can be given to a candidate for federal office.  ASAPAC has a board consisting of Anesthesiologists who meet and decide upon the disbursement of funds.  In addition to federal elections and as a result of individual states abilities to “opt out of the supervision rule”, several years ago the ASAPAC decided to invest in state Governor campaigns.  Alabama has been a beneficiary of this decision.  Art Boudreaux has served on ASAPAC for a term of three years and was recently replaced by Jeff Plagenhoef.  The ASAPAC falls under the jurisdiction of the Committee on Governmental Affairs.  Alabama has two members on this committee:  Art Boudreaux and Michael Gosney.  I am proud that Alabama has led the nation in fundraising for ASAPAC the past three years.  This year's goal for the ASSA is do contribute $100,000 Please join us in this effort!

 

The ASSA does not have a state political action committee and instead has what we refer to as the “ASSA Lobbying Fund”.  This entity, which is financed with after tax dollars, allows us to use funds in a variety of ways to advance our interests, such as hiring lobbyists, consultants or attorneys to assist our interests.  This fund has also been valuable in allowing us to finance a Southeastern anesthesia reimbursement survey that has been beneficial in highlighting our case for the need to address the current manpower shortage issue in anesthesiology.  It is vital that this fund continue to increase in size because the next battle is always “just around the corner”.  

 

 

The MEDICAL ASSOCIATION OF THE STATE OF ALABAMA (MASA) has a political action committee named ALAPAC.  This PAC is run by a secretary and has a Board that is appointed by the MASA President by congressional district with specific terms of office.  We believe in supporting all medical PACs, but we also believe that PACs should represent our interests.  Contribute and let your views be known to the PAC Board Members.   

 

 

 

The AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (AMA) has a political action committee (AMPAC).  This political action committee supports medicine's interest nationally but AMPAC also supports many grass roots activities, activist training, and appears to be quite transparent and active.  We suggest that you contribute to these activities through AMPAC.