Policy & Advocacy

Inside this edition of Washington Weekly: AACN Celebrates National Public Health Week; Letter Sent to Governors to Address Health Care and Mental Health Access; CMS Podcasts and “Office Hours”; and Feedback Requested: AACN’s COVID-19 Federal Response.

This $2 trillion stimulus package is a massive bipartisan effort to address the economic impact of COVID-19, which includes support for academic nursing and the healthcare workforce who are on the frontlines fighting this public health challenge.

AACN commends the introduction of H. Res. 859 and S. Res. 500, bipartisan resolutions supporting the goals and ideals of the "International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife." These resolutions honor the significant contributions of nurses, nurse educators, and midwives who provide high-quality health care to patients and communities across the country. 
 

President Trump released the Administration's Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 budget, A Budget for America's Future, which proposes steep cuts and the elimination of essential programs under the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Department of Education.

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.