Adviser Summer 2016 Vol 1 | Page 24

Katie Smith Sloan (Continued) playing, with whom, based on what criteria and against what metrics? These reports provide an assessment of activities impacting long-term care providers and enable states to work with members to help navigate this evolving landscape and advocate for their interests. In several states, members are joining together to form networks to negotiate collectively with health plans, knowing that there is strength in numbers and that, in some cases, strong connections to the