Gencarelli Group
Government Relations
Gencarelli Group
Government Relations
209 Pennsylvania Ave., SE
Washington, DC 20003
202-543-6972
The Gencarelli Group provides independent
representation and legislative counsel to firms
and associations whose interests include financial services, Medicare reimbursement, appropriations, tax, and energy.
- David Gencarelli and David Werner
Active clients and recent activity include:
1. Guardian Life Insurance Company, New York, New York
2. Association of Air Medical Services, Alexandria, Virginia
Secured hold-harmless provision for Medicare reimbursement of
rural air medical transport.
3. Mobile Medical International Corp., St. Johnsbury, Vermont.
Secured $28 million in DoD research & development and
procurement funding from Congress.
4. American Aerogel Corporation, Rochester, New York
Arranged product development partnership with Kraft Foods.
5. Global Relief Technologies, Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Created business partnership with the non-governmental
organization, International Relief and Development.
6. National Surgical Assistants Association, Norfolk, Virginia
7. Adelphi Technology, LLC, Indianapolis, Indiana
Secured $2 million in FY 10 DoD Budget for special materials detection
research and development.
8. Health Care Solutions, Inc., Flat Rock, North Carolina
9. NanoViricides, Inc., West Haven, Connecticut
Secured $9 million in DoD Funding through Defense Threat Reduction
Agency (DTRA) for development of treatments for hemorrhagic fever-Ebola.
10. InstantLabs, Inc., Los Angeles, California
Secured Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA)
with Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
11. Product Partners, LLC, Los Angeles, California: Engaged DoD successfully in effort
to integrate Tony Horton's P90X functional fitness programs and principles into
DoD physical training plans.
♦The office provides direct lobbying services as well as strategic and tactical guidance regarding pending legislative and regulatory proposals that may hinder or advance a client's business and public service goals. Direct client communication to Senators, Members of Congress, jurisdictional committees and regulatory agencies is key to the practice. This sometimes includes formal testimony before committee panels.
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♦ On behalf of clients working with Medicare, Gencarelli Group has negotiated with Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on issues relating to bids, regulatory actions and the formulation of pilot projects.
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♦On behalf of its clients, the office maintains regular contact with governing agencies and congressional offices and provides clients' principals with ready access to same.
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♦The office represents clients at the government relations committees of such trade associations as the American Council of Life Insurers and America’s Health Insurance Plans.
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♦The office assists clients in obtaining federal funding through the appropriations process for Defense, Health and Energy.
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♦The office also trouble-shoots regulatory and contract issues for clients, and routinely intervenes with such agencies such as the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the State Department, Veterans Health Administration (VHA), and the Federal Aviation Administration.
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About Us:
David F. Gencarelli is a native of Rhode Island, and a graduate of the University of Rhode Island and the University of Houston Law School. He served as legislative assistant to Senator Paula Hawkins of Florida, and was Director of Congressional Affairs at the U.S. Customs Service from 1985-1988. From 1988-1992, Mr. Gencarelli was Vice President and General Counsel to a national trade association. Mr. Gencarelli has been an independent consultant working primarily on health policy issues since 1993.
David Lee Werner is a native of Iowa, and a graduate of the University of Iowa, and the Yale Law School. He served as Counsel to the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry under Patrick J. Leahy of Vermont, from 1987-1989. Mr. Werner has been with the Gencarelli Group since 2003, consulting on all accounts.
Contact:
David Gencarelli: gnx26@ix.netcom.com
David Werner: dwerner@gencarelligroup.com
Gencarelli Group
References: Available upon request