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1. Sundquist is one of the 22 governors to sign on the lawsuit going to the Supreme Court that could erode the civil rights initiative of the ADA. L.C. & E.W. v Olmstead

2. Sundquist will protect government subsidies to the nursing home industry

   Commercial Appeal Oct. 17, 1998:

   Sundquist said he is looking at ways of channeling more money into home-based care ... without diverting money from nursing home care.

   Commercial Appeal Oct. 25, 1998:

   The combined $155,000 puts the nursing home industry near the top of the state PAC list,...

3. Sundquist opposes choices to institutions

   Commercial Appeal Dec. 22, 1998:

   Gov. Don Sundquist said Monday he has made no commitment to fund the proposed $30 million "first step" in providing long-term care to indigent Tennesseans.

4. Sundquist's lack of leadership. William Snodgrass, Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury, reported to Sundquist in 1997 that "long-term care of the elderly is facing a crisis," yet the governor continues to do nothing.

   Commercial Appeal Dec. 22, 1998:

   Asked whether his administration intends to fund improvements to long-term care, Sundquist said: "I'm committed to fund a system of health care. We have scarce resources, and we have to think about where to put those resources and I think we're doing a good job of it . . ."

   Commercial Appeal Dec. 22, 1998:

   "One of the problems with long-term care is how do you control costs and how do we keep from creating a new entitlement that will bankrupt everybody?" Sundquist said. "We ought to move very slowly, very cautiously."

5. Sundquist will not attempt to save the state money by funding home and community options.

   Commercial Appeal Dec. 26, 1998:

   The reluctance to move forward seems to ignore the fact that investment in home care could, over time, allow the state to reduce its funding of nursing homes. This has been the result in other states with successful long-term care programs.

   Commercial Appeal Aug. 17, 1998:

   Oregon, Wisconsin and Washington cut their nursing home beds between 1982 and 1992 by expanding home and community services. Oregon slashed its costs of long-term care by $400 million between 1979 and 1995.

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