During the New Hampshire Nurses Association’s (NHNA) fall convention, October 22, 2009, Janet Haebler, MSN, RN, Associate Director, ANA State Government Affairs delivered the closing plenary on nursing education advancement.
As longtime advocates for safe patient handling programs, the American Nurses Association (ANA) recently sent Senator Al Franken (D-MN) a letter of support for his introduction of “The Nurse and Health Care Worker Protection Act of 2009” (S. 1788). A Senate companion to H.R. 2381, S. 1788 would help improve patient safety and protect registered nurses and other health care workers from debilitating injuries that could force them from their professions.
“I wanted to take the opportunity to thank nurses across the country for their help and support in advancing meaningful health care reform. Whether you took part in town halls, wrote letters to the editor, or contacted your own representatives to voice your opinion—your actions had an impact.” Read the message from the ANA President.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has withdrawn a controversial Medicaid proposal by the Bush administration to limit federal funding for rehabilitative services provided by child welfare, foster care, and other “nonmedical” programs.
It’s that time of the year – time to give thanks for everything you’re grateful for. This year, ANA is especially grateful to the 220 Members of the United States House of Representatives that voted to pass the historic Affordable Health Care for America Act.
On November 19th, the ANA testified before a joint hearing of the District of Columbia’s Committees on Health and Public Safety & Judiciary in support of 18-71, the Uniform Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act of (UEVHPA) 2009. The primary goal of this Act is to recognize the licenses of out of state health care professionals, enabling licensees to cross state lines to volunteer their services during a declared emergency or disaster.
