Capitol Connection
Nurses Experience Advocacy in Action at 2012 NIWI
In late February, ONS participated in the annual Nurse in Washington Internship program. Multiple, national nursing organizations bring a few of their respective members to Washington for this three-day conference, teaching, networking, and advocating on Capitol Hill for important federal issues relevant to all nurses.
Cancer and Nursing Programs See Increased Funding in 2013
In February, President Obama released his fiscal year 2013 budget. It arrived at the doors of Congress with support but also concern regarding the spending increases and cuts. Agencies that ONS is particularly interested in survived, although the greater health community would have liked a larger investment in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
State Insurance Exchanges Must Provide Essential Health Benefits
In December 2011, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced that the Affordable Care Act’s state exchange programs must provide health insurance options to individuals, defined by a benchmark approach akin to a typical employer plan.
U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Case on Affordable Care Act
As we settle into another major election year, many legislative issues pertain to ONS’s Health Policy Agenda, but none as important as the next steps in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, which will take full effect beginning in 2013. In the meantime, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear a landmark case next month about the constitutionality of the act, and its decision will have lasting effects—some anticipated, others unforeseen.
Obama Authorizes FDA to Address Drug Shortage
On October 31, 2011, President Obama issued an executive order, Reducing Prescription Drug Shortages. Executive orders are presidential regulations that give government offices or agencies administrative authority to interpret and implement provisions of the constitution, law, or a treaty.
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