On June 21, 2011, Representatives Greg Walden (R-OR) and Allyson Schwartz (D-PA) reintroduced the “Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act of 2011” (H.R. 2267). This bipartisan legislation would allow advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) – nurse practitioners (NPs), clinical nurse specialists (CNSs), certified nurse midwives (CNMs), physician assistants (PAs) – to order home health services and meet the face-to-face requirement under Medicare in accordance with state law.

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The American Nurses Association (ANA) joined a group of health care professionals to testify before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee in support of “The Clean Air Act.” Delaware Nurses Association (DNA) member Sarah Bucic, MSN, RN, was among the panelists invited to provide remarks.

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The American Nurses Association (ANA) is working on several fronts to counter attacks on Medicaid funding and to ensure that nurses are informed about the efforts on Capitol Hill that impact this program which provides essential health care coverage for an estimated 58 million Americans.

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Major General Patricia Horoho, MSN, MS, RN, a member of the North Carolina Nurses Association (NCNA) and currently the 23rd chief of the U.S. Army Nurse Corps, has been nominated to become the Army Surgeon General, an appointment announced by U.S. Department of Defense Secretary Robert Gates. If confirmed by the U.S. Senate, Horoho would become the first registered nurse and woman to serve in that post.

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March 2011 brought daylight savings time, the official start of spring and the North Carolina Nurses Association “Nurses Day at the Legislature.” March 8 was a big day at the North Carolina General Assembly when almost 1,000 nurses and nursing students visited the legislature to speak with elected officials and discuss issues important to the nursing profession.

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On April 12, 2011, the American Nurses Association (ANA), the nation’s largest nursing organization, was proud to join Partnership for Patients: Better Care, Lower Costs, a coalition of hospitals, providers, patient advocates, employers and state and federal officials dedicated to creating a safer, higher quality health care system.

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