Media Mentions
2009
Karen Sealander is mentioned in a June 23 Washington Post article about advocacy efforts to include dental care in the Obama Administration’s health care reform plan. She noted that dental hygienists, as represented by the American Dental Hygienists' Association (a client of the Firm) foresee a bigger role for themselves in preventive dental care to the poor and under-served. The story described the Capitol Hill advocacy efforts by ADHA members from 39 states, under the slogan of “Put Teeth in Health Reform.”
2008
Karen Sealander's comments on the Obama Administration's initial choice of former Senator Tom Daschle to be Secretary of Health and Human Services were summarized by Healthcare IT News on November 19, 2008.
Karen Sealander was mentioned in the The Hearing Review's, "The Insider", in an article regarding the McDermott-engineered victory at the Office of Personnel Management and the Lobby Day in Washington that McDermott orchestrated for the International Hearing Society's Board of Governors. "Advocacy is all about education and relationship-building and the Society's governors did just that. The IHS Board educated its elected representatives in Congress about the importance of hearing health to overall health and general well-being, the vital role of the hearing aid specialist, and the effectiveness but dramatic underutilization of hearing aids," Ms. Sealander said.
