Capitol Connection
Healthcare Reform Implementation Moves Forward
ONS members have been inquiring about healthcare reform implementation efforts since the new law was enacted on March 23. While many provisions do not go into effect until 2014 and beyond, some changes already are under way, about which oncology nurses should be aware.
ONS Works With Coalitions to Seek Increased Funding
As a member of the National Coalition for Cancer Research (NCCR) and One Voice Against Cancer (OVAC), ONS recently participated in two Capitol Hill advocacy days to urge Congress to provide additional funding for federal agencies and programs that engage in the fight against cancer.
ONS Leaders Advocate for Nurses and Patients
This spring, ONS leaders visited Washington, DC, to meet with policymakers and other stakeholders to discuss ONS’s health policy priorities. ONS President Carlton Brown, RN, PhD, AOCN®, and CEO Paula Rieger, RN, MSN, CAE, FAAN, spent three days participating in meetings that focused on developing or expanding partnerships with others in the nursing and oncology communities to ensure access to quality cancer care.
ONS Health Policy Advocacy Efforts Are Nonpartisan
The healthcare reform debate has raised many emotions. I heard from some members that ONS should have been more involved in the debate, and others said that ONS should not have been involved at all. ONS strives to be nonpartisan in its approach to health policy.
Oncology Nurses Storm the U.S. Capitol
On March 16, 2010, more than 20 oncology nurses joined together for the Capitol Gang Lobby Day. The Capitol Gang is a group of ONS members who reside in the Washington, DC, metropolitan area who volunteer to help support ONS’s health policy and advocacy efforts in the nation’s capitol and serve as a local resource for ONS’s health policy program. This year, they joined with ONS members attending the Nurse in Washington Internship.
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