Deadline Monday - MedPAC Seeking Nominations

AACN leads the Ad Hoc Nomination Consortium to ensure the nursing voice is included on federal task forces, committees, and councils. This Nomination Consortium is seeking potential candidates to serve on the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), an independent, nonpartisan agency that advises Congress on issues affecting the Medicare program. If you know a nurse who has expertise on issues affecting the Medicare program, click here before February 2 to submit their name for consideration.

Apply Today: Nurse Corps Loan Repayment Grant Opportunity

The Nurse Corps Loan Repayment Program application is open now through March 12. If you are a nurse working in a critical shortage facility or nurse faculty at an accredited school of nursing, this program is an opportunity to reduce your student debt. Click here to learn more and apply.

AACN Advocacy in Action

On January 22, AACN sent a letter to Congress outlining support for the conferenced Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (LHHS-ED) bill that includes $305.472 million for the Title VIII Nursing Workforce Development Programs and $197.693 million for the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR). AACN also signed onto a Nursing Community Coalition (NCC) letter making the same request. Click here to see AACN’s FY 2026 funding chart.

On January 23, AACN signed onto a NCC letter supporting the passage of the Improving Access to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act (S.3296). This bipartisan legislation would retire outdated barriers in the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act that limit the ability of nurse practitioners to care for patients who are federal employees.

Registration for the 2026 Student Policy Summit is Open Now!

The registration deadline for AACN’s Student Policy Summit (SPS) is just over a month away! We encourage you to register your baccalaureate and graduate nursing students for this two-day conference held on March 30-31, 2026 in Washington, DC. Up to two students per AACN member school can register for SPS. Click here to learn more and register.

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