Nurse.com

JULY 18, 2022

In fact, by last year there were more NPs licensed for primary care than there were primary care physicians, who now make up only about 30% of all MDs. It is no surprise, then, that NPs are in particular demand in rural America and, over 80% of NPs accept Medicare and Medicaid patients. Education to Become a Nurse Practitioner.

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Capitol Beat

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Recently, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a Request for Information (RFI) entitled Make Your Voice Heard: Promoting Efficiency and Equity Within CMS Programs. We know that when APRNs are allowed to practice at the top of their license, more patients overcome barriers to receiving safe and cost-effective care.

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Capitol Beat

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Ensuring a robust nursing workforce requires new, well-trained nurses. We urge Congress to invest in nursing education to ensure that a new generation of nurses are ready to work in the changing health care landscape.

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Amercan Journal of Nursing

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Jasmine Travers The pandemic shone a troubling spotlight on the unnecessary suffering resulting from substandard conditions in nursing homes. On Sep 6, 2023, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published a proposed rule for their widely anticipated minimum staffing requirements for long-term care facilities.

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Capitol Beat

APRIL 16, 2024

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) from finalizing its proposed long-term care safe staffing regulation. ANA sent a letter to House Leadership expressing its concerns about the bill’s adverse impact on the nursing workforce and the importance of ensuring safe staffing in long-term care facilities.

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American Nurse

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The association continues to engage with the Biden-Harris administration and key federal agencies on nursing priorities, including promoting and protecting the nursing workforce, removing practice barriers for advanced practice RNs (APRNs), and achieving payment parity for nurses.

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