At the January 14-15, 2010 meeting of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, commonly known as MedPAC, commissioners supported a greater focus on non-physician Medicare providers, and recognized the important role of Nurse Practitioners in primary care and home health care.

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Medicare policies touch the lives of many of our patients, and reimbursement issues directly or indirectly affect financial compensation for many staff RNs and advanced practice RNs. Many APRNs are enrolled as Medicare providers, and are directly reimbursed for caring for Medicare patients. ANA GOVA staff had the opportunity recently to advocate for nurses and patients at recent meetings of MedPAC, and the RUC and CPT committees.

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