Policy & Advocacy

Inside this edition of Washington Weekly: Only two months left until AACN’s 2020 Student Policy Summit – register today; the All of Us Research Mini-Grant Program’s application period closes January 27; AACN attends the CDC’s Active People, Healthy Nation initiative.

AACN recently released a third call for applications for the All of Us Research Program Mini-Grant Awards.

H.R. 1865 to provide $259.972 million for the Title VIII Nursing Workforce Development Programs in fiscal year (FY) 2020, a $10.5 million increase over FY 2019 levels.

On November 1, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released two final rules for Calendar Year 2020, the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) and the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment Systems.

AACN applauds the Senate HELP Committee for advancing S. 1399, a bipartisan bill that strengthens the nursing pipeline and profession by aligning Title VIII with current trends and ensures that these important programs addressing nursing workforce demand, including education, practice, recruitment, and retention, have a five-year authorization.