ANA: Ensuring Nurses are at the Table on Health Care Reform

The American Nurses Association (ANA) has a long history of supporting and actively fighting for meaningful health care reform that assures universal access to high-quality, affordable health care for every person in the United States. ANA believes that health care is a human right, and will continue to fight on behalf of nurses and their patients to ensure that this is achieved. ANA has been proud to represent the nursing profession at ongoing health care summits and forums, working with elected officials, the Obama administration and other stakeholders to provide input and find solutions to the ongoing health care crisis plaguing our country.
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President Obama Signs Omnibus...Includes $15 Million for Nursing Workforce Development Programs

On Wednesday, March 12, President Barack Obama signed into law an omnibus spending measure for Fiscal Year 2009, (H.R. 1105). The omnibus contained a $15 million increase for Title VIII nursing workforce development programs, bringing the proposed 2009 total to $171 million.
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136 House Members Sign Letter Urging Increased Nursing Workforce Funding

Your voice was heard on Capitol Hill!  ANA is pleased to report that a bipartisan group of 136 members of the House of Representatives signed a letter to the House Appropriations Committee supporting $215 million in FY 2010 appropriations for the Title VIII Nursing Workforce Development programs.
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Obama Administration Federal Agency Update

President Obama has wasted no time in putting his stamp on health care policy within federal agencies.  Despite a lack of new leadership at HHS and CMS, the administration has selected many new leaders, created a new White House Office of Health Reform, and started to reverse some of the Bush Administration’s controversial actions.
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ANA Government Affairs Launches Advocacy Program In October

Nursing education and practice is grounded in principles of advocacy. Nurses pride themselves on their commitment to actions taken that are in the best interest of their patients.  However, advocating for policy change is often unfamiliar. ANA and its’ constituent member associations recognize that key to affecting policy change for the profession and patient care is in the development of political competence in nurse members.  ANA is pleased to announce the launching of the first American Nurses Advocacy Institute in October 2009, designed to prepare a cadre of nurses able to advance the state nurses associations and ANA’s legislative and regulatory agendas.
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House Nursing Caucus Gears Up For 111th Congress

Started in 2003, the House Nursing Caucus will continue to keep nursing issues a priority in the 111th Congress.
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ANA-PAC Calls for Nominations to the ANA-PAC Board of Trustees

ANA members encouraged to run for ANA-PAC Board of Trustees.
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Jerome Mayer Joins ANA Government Affairs Team

Greetings ANA!  My name is Jerome Mayer and I've recently joined ANA Government Affairs team as a Senior Political Action Specialist. 
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PQRI: April 22 Provider Conference Call & EHR Updates

The Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 (MIPPA) made the PQRI (Physican Quality Reporting Initiative) program permanent, but only authorized incentive payments through 2010.
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Court Overturns Plan B Age Limits

A U.S. District Court has ordered the U.S. Food & Drug Administration to reconsider its 2006 decision denying girls younger than 18 access to the “Plan B” morning-after emergency contraceptive without a prescription.
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