Key Issues
The Improving Care and Access to Nurses Act
The bipartisan Improving Care and Access to Nurses (I CAN) Act (H.R. 2713 and S. 2418) would eliminate practice barriers that adversely affect advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) in states with full practice authority and strengthen access to care for Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries by empowering ARPNs to practice to their full scope of their education and clinical training, thereby expanding access to vital health care services and promoting continuity of care.
National Nursing Workforce Center Act
The National Nursing Workforce Center Act (H.R.2411 and S.1150) seeks to help stabilize and strengthen the national nursing workforce by funding a 2-year pilot grant program through the Health Resources and Services Administration to support state-based nursing workforce centers.
The Improving Care and Access to Nurses Act
The bipartisan Improving Care and Access to Nurses (I CAN) Act (H.R.2713) would eliminate practice barriers that adversely affect advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) in states with full practice authority and strengthen access to care for Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries by empowering ARPNs to practice to their full scope of their education and clinical training, thereby expanding access to vital health care services and promoting continuity of care
Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care & Social Service Workers Act
The Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act (H.R. 1195 and S. 4182) requires the Department of Labor (DOL) to address workplace violence in health care, social service, and other sectors. Specifically, the Agency must issue an interim occupational safety and health standard that requires certain employers to take actions to protect workers and other personnel from workplace violence.
Please take action to urge your Members of Congress to support passage of the Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act (H.R. 1195 and S. 4182).
John Lewis Equality in Medicare and Medicaid Treatment Act
The John Lewis Equality in Medicare and Medicaid Act (S.406 and H.R. 7755) directs CMMI to consult with experts on health disparities, such as the Office of Minority Health of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, and the Office on Women’s Health, on developing new payment models that focus not only on lowering costs but also advancing health equity and improving access to care.
Fiscal Year 2024 Funding Nursing Education, Biomedical Research, and Patient Safety Programs
Increased Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 funding for nursing education program, biomedical research, and patient safety programs are essential to the advancement of the nursing profession. The following are AMSN’s top FY 2024 funding priorities for the Nursing Workforce Development programs, the National Institute of Nursing Research, and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Please take action today and ask your Members of Congress to support funding for these important nursing education, biomedical research, and patient safety programs.
Our Issues
The Educating Future Nurses Act
The bipartisan Educating Future Nurses Act (H.R. 3623 and S. 1586) would address the national nursing shortage and boost the number of advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) in the U.S. health care workforce by establishing a national graduate nursing education program within Medicare.
Strengthen Our Nursing Workforce, Hit Hard by the Pandemic
Med-surg nurses have been a source of strength during the pandemic. Nurses have answered the call. Now it is time to strengthen America's nursing workforce for today and tomorrow. Take action now to be heard in Congress!
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