Daily Nurse

JULY 31, 2023

The American Nurses Association (ANA) underscores the urgency for Congressional leaders, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), and other key stakeholders to advance efforts in implementing safe staffing standards , including minimum nurse-to-patient ratios.

Medicaid 98

Medicaid Medicare Nurse Shortage 98

Capitol Beat

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Congress must take action to improve nurse staffing and reduce burnout, such as investing in mental health and substance use dependence support for nurses. Ensuring a robust nursing workforce requires new, well-trained nurses.

APRN 45

APRN Medicare Medicaid Preceptors 45

Minority Nurse

MAY 19, 2023

“Better funding for teaching and safety-net hospitals caring for high-risk maternity patients could support better nurse staffing.”

Medicaid 98

Medicaid Clinical Nurse Specialist Medicare Health Outcomes 98

IntelyCare

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

With the end of this fiscal year approaching, The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) decided to set off its New Year’s fireworks a little early. If it takes effect, the proposed CMS staffing mandate would be the first federal effort to improve safety and quality care through minimum staffing requirements for nursing homes.

Long Term Care 52

Long Term Care Medicaid Medicare LPN 52

Capitol Beat

MARCH 15, 2022

Nursing and Allied Health Workforce Shortages – The Committee notes that in a March 2021 survey conducted by the HHS Office of the Inspector General, hospitals reported that nursing shortages during the COVID–19 pandemic significantly strained health care delivery and were a significant obstacle to addressing the public health emergency.

Medicare 40

Medicare Mental Health APRN Telemedicine 40

American Nurse

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

The value of these interactions was seen and now many insurance companies continue to provide reimbursement for complex or lengthy management of a patient through telephone triage (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2023). The triage nurse may not physically touch their patient, but impacts the workload of those nurses who do.

Medicaid 52

Medicaid Medicare Retirement Nurse Shortage 52

Health Leaders | Nursing

MARCH 12, 2025

The PRECEPT Nurses Act The Providing Real-World Education and Clinical Experience by Precepting Tomorrows (PRECEPT) Nurses Act is a bipartisan bill introduced by Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02), and it seeks to provide a $2,000 tax credit for nurses who serve as clinical preceptors to nursing students, according to a press release.

Preceptors 52

Preceptors APRN Medicaid Medicare 52

IntelyCare

MARCH 3, 2023

The scandal has also called into question the integrity of the entire healthcare system at a time when public sentiment is already fraught with concerns related to understaffing and nursing shortages.

Licensing 93

Licensing HIPAA LPN Medicaid 93