NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PEDIATRIC NURSE PRACTITIONERS

Medicare/Medicaid

Legislation and policies related to: Physician/nurse practitioner reimbursement Provisions of the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) Adoption of recommendations of the National Academy of Medicine report, The Future of Nursing 2020-2030: Charting a Path to Achieve Health Equity Extension of Medicare and Medicaid waivers beyond the COVID-19 public health emergency Medicare and Medicaid restrictions related to telehealth services Medicaid maintenance of effort requirements Medicaid eligibility expansion and state options Medicaid waiver application procedures H.R. 704/S.260, Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act H.R. 2583/S. 3481, Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Care Act of 2023 H.R. 3432/S. 3651, Telemental Health Care Access Act H.R. 3836, Medicaid Primary Care Improvement Act H.R. 5434/S. 3138, Stabilize Medicaid and CHIP Coverage Act H.R. 6683, Preserving Seniors Access to Physicians Act of 2023 H.R. 6748/S. 3498, Promoting Effective and Empowering Recovery Services (PEERS) in Medicare Act of 2023 H.R. 7623/S. 3967, Telehealth Modernization Act H.R. 7711, Advancing Access to Telehealth Act S. 198, Rural Health Clinic Burden Reduction Act S. 2016/H.R. 4189, Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act of 2023 S. 1586/H.R. 3623, Educating Future Nurses Act

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Health Issues

Legislation and policies relating to: Adoption of recommendations of the National Academy of Medicine report, The Future of Nursing 2020-2030: Charting a Path to Achieve Health Equity Provisions of the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) Reauthorization of the Childrens Health Insurance Program Reauthorization of the Child Nutrition Act Section 2706 of the ACA regarding provider non-discrimination Policies affecting nurse practitioner education and workforce Definition, evaluation and enforcement of essential health benefits and provider network adequacy Health information technology and electronic health records Mental health services and violence prevention H.R. 766/S 114, Dr. Michael C. Burgess Preventive Health Savings Act H.R. 1147/S. 1957, Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2023 H.R. 1843/S.1001, Telehealth Expansion Act of 2023 H.R. 1692, Health Care Affordability Act of 2023 H.R. 2411/S. 1150, National Nursing Workforce Centers Act of 2023 H.R. 2663/S. 1176, Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act H.R. 2713/S. 2418, Improving Care and Access to Nurses (I CAN) Act H.R. 3073/S. 1452, Community Mental Wellness and Resilience Act of 2023 H.R 3226/S. 1573, PREEMIE Reauthorization Act of 2023 H.R. 3305/S. 1606, Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act H.R. 3331/S. 754, Improving Mental Health and Wellness in Schools Act H.R. 3633, Promoting Resources to Expand Vaccination, Education, and New Treatments for HPV Cancers (PREVENT HPV Cancers) Act of 2023 H.R. 4310/S. 2233, Youth Poisoning Protection Act H.R. 4581/S. 2231, Maternal and Child Health Stillbirth Prevention Act of 2023 H.R. 4758/S. 2372, Accelerating Kids Access to Care Act H.R. 4775, Helping Tobacco Users Quit Act H.R. 4892/S. 3921, Medicaid Bump Act H.R. 5012/S. 2647, Stillbirth Health Improvement and Education (SHINE) for Autumn Act of 2023 H.R. 5378, Lower Costs, More Transparency Act H.R. 6122/S. 2853, Train More Nurses Act H.R. 6149/S. 1291, Protecting Kids on Social Media Act H.R. 6766/S. 3512, Transparency, Readability, Understandability, Truth, and Helpfulness (TRUTH) in Labeling Act H.R. 6960/S. 3765, Emergency Medical Services for Children Reauthorization Act of 2024 H.R. 7002/S. 2815, Nurse Faculty Shortage Reduction Act of 2024 H.R. 7153/S. 3679, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act H.R. 7224, To reauthorize the Stop, Observe, Ask, and Respond to Health and Wellness Training Program. H.R. 7808, Early Action and Responsiveness Lifts Youth (EARLY) Minds Act H.R. 8467, Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024 H.R. 8818, American Privacy Rights Act S. 8, Improving Health Insurance Affordability Act of 2023 S. 397, Promoting Physical Activity for Americans Act S.644/H.R. 1359, Modernizing Opioid Treatment Access Act S. 1409/H.R. 7891, Kids Online Safety Act S. 1418/H.R. 7890, Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act S. 1840/H.R. 3916, Screening for Communities to Receive Early and Equitable Needed Services (SCREENS) for Cancer Act of 2023 S. 1884/H.R. 3713, Mental Health Services for Students Act of 2023 S. 2840, Bipartisan Primary Care and Health Workforce Act S. 3085, Preventing Adverse Childhood Experiences (PACE) Act S. 3393/H.R. 4531, SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act S. 3770/H.R. 7266, Future Advancement of Academic Nursing (FAAN) Act S. 4041, Creating Access and Resources in Education (CARE) for Student Mental Health Act S. 4532/H.R. 8702, Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act