Nurses Advocates

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Secondly, I gave her a contact I had who works with low-income people to apply for Medicaid or use Healthcare.gov to see what she would qualify for subsidies to afford coverage. Unfortunately, she lives in Florida, which has not expanded Medicaid, so the threshold is low. Does the person qualify for Medicaid?

Health Insurance

Health Leaders | Nursing

JULY 7, 2025

The  I CAN Act  would remove federal barriers in Medicare and Medicaid programs that prevent APRNs from practicing to their fullest extent. Pillar: CNO Image: Tags: leadership legal nurses nursing policy Secondary Pillars: CNO Article Type: News Published Date: Tuesday, July 1, 2025 Hide sidebars: Render small main image:

Preceptors

Daily Nurse

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Only some hospitals serving a high percentage of Medicaid-eligible patients have achieved Magnet Status or Pathway to Excellence recognition. Grant recipients will be announced in 2025. .” The Nursing Initiative is structured to be adaptable, focusing on three key investment areas that will directly benefit patient care.

Medicaid

Empowered Nurses

JUNE 12, 2025

T he Political & Tech Landscape External pressures compound the stress: · A staggering 88% of nurses and technicians foresee Medicaid and Medicare cuts hurting their workplace. · A Moment of Reckoning—and Opportunity The 2025 findings are more than data—they’re a plea for empathy and action.

Medicaid

Health Leaders | Nursing

APRIL 15, 2025

On a national level, nurse leaders now find themselves needing to defend Medicare and Medicaid, according to the panelists. Reimbursement and full practice authority policies are also critical, especially for nurse practitioners, to demonstrate the value of nursing.

Medicaid

American Nurse

JULY 30, 2025

QI project The national, standardized survey Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Pro­vide­rs and Systems (HCAHPS), endorsed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, measures patients’ views on their hospital experiences. 2025; 20(8). to 0.88 (median=0.72).

Patient Satisfaction

The Relentless School Nurse

MAY 30, 2025

Medicaid billing, local grants, and partnerships with community health agencies can help support and sustain nursing services even when traditional funding falters. My summer blog posts will take a deeper look at what protective factors school nurses can leverage to face the 2025 – 2026 school year.

Self-Care

The Relentless School Nurse

MARCH 8, 2025

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) rescinded key guidance on March 4, 2025, affecting Medicaid and Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP) coverage for services addressing health-related social needs (HRSNs). However, it fails to consider the well-documented links between social factors and health outcomes.

Medicaid

Relias

JULY 15, 2025

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) , passed into law on July 4, 2025, includes major healthcare policy changes affecting all levels of acute care. Also known as the Big Beautiful Bill (BBB), the federal legislation establishes the Rural Health Transformation Program and allocates $50 billion in funding over five years.

Medicaid

Health Leaders | Nursing

JANUARY 13, 2025

Registered nurses who work for three years in a qualifying nursing home or in a state agency oversight role can get up to $50,000 in tuition reimbursement and upfront incentive payments from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, McKnight's Senior Living first reported.

Senior Living

Penn Nursing

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Penn Nursing This issue - Fall 2021 Spring 2025 Fall 2024 Spring 2024 Fall 2023 Spring 2023 Fall 2022 Spring 2022 Fall 2021 Spring 2021 Search Features Inspiring Impact: How One Campaign Changed Everything The Path Forward Nurses Innovating in Practice Policy Roads, Bridges, and … Caregivers? Media Spotlight Nurses Deserve Better.

Nurse Practitioner

The Relentless School Nurse

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

You only need to look at the CDC webpage for the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) as an alarming example of what is happening: The yellow box at the top of the YRBSS page is this disclaimer: “Per a court order, HHS is required to restore this website as of 11:59PM ET, February 11, 2025.

Medicaid

Penn Nursing

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Penn Nursing This issue - Fall 2022 Spring 2025 Fall 2024 Spring 2024 Fall 2023 Spring 2023 Fall 2022 Spring 2022 Fall 2021 Spring 2021 Search SCOPE Fagin Hall Goes Digital Features Bright Ideas Meet the Leonard A. Joined Booze Allen supporting the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation and Oncology Care.

Clinical Nurse Specialist

Health Leaders | Nursing

MARCH 12, 2025

So far, 2025 has been a year of chaos for healthcare. Pillar: CNO Image: Tags: leadership legal nurses nursing scope of practice Secondary Pillars: CNO Article Type: Analysis Published Date: Thursday, March 6, 2025 Hide sidebars: Render small main image: CNOs and other nurse leaders should be aware of these two pieces of legislation.

Preceptors

Registered Nursing

JULY 18, 2025

The 2025 edition sheds light on fragile healthcare improvements amid growing disparities – and highlights opportunities for transformation. What the 2025 Scorecard Measures The Commonwealth Fund ranked all 50 states and Washington, D.C., states deliver high-quality, affordable, and equitable care. led the nation with just 3.4%

Medicaid

The Relentless School Nurse

MARCH 21, 2025

On March 20, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to dismantle the U.S. The coming months will determine whether this misguided and dangerous campaign promise taken directly from the pages of Project 2025 moves forward. Department of Education (USDOE). Trump asked them, “Should I proceed with this?”

Education

Capitol Beat

APRIL 15, 2025

What is Medicaid? Medicaid provides health care coverage for millions of Americans, with nearly 72 million enrolled in 2024. Every state can choose to offer Medicaid coverage to other populations beyond the federal requirements. Why is Medicaid under threat now ? Why should nurses care about Medicaid cuts?

Medicaid

American Nurse

JULY 2, 2025

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Medicaid

American Nurse

JUNE 11, 2025

According to the American Society of Hematology (2025), “Unlike sickle cell disease, a serious illness in which patients have two genes that cause the production of abnormal hemoglobin (the substance in red blood cells that helps carry oxygen), individuals with sickle cell trait carry only one defective gene and typically live normal lives.

Medicaid

Capitol Beat

APRIL 18, 2025

During the first quarter of 2025, the American Nurses Association worked with nursing champions in Congress to advance nursing priorities and introduce key pieces of legislation to address issues ranging from the workforce pipeline to mental health resources for healthcare workers. Take Action for the bill! ICAN Act ( S.

APRN

American Medical Compliance

MARCH 13, 2025

With July 5, 2025, fast approaching, healthcare organizations must act now to ensure compliance. Get the Comprehensive Affordable Care Act and Americans with Disabilities Act Compliance Training Here Section 1557 Compliance: What Healthcare Providers Must Do by July 5, 2025 Who Needs to Comply? Click here.

Medicare

The Relentless School Nurse

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Kennedy’s confirmation on February 13, 2025, in a Senate vote of 52-48, has been met with significant opposition from public health professionals, but to no avail. There have been three outbreaks (defined as 3 or more related cases) reported in 2025. Of those, 92% of cases are outbreak-associated.

Medicaid

Penn Nursing

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Penn Nursing This issue - Fall 2023 Spring 2025 Fall 2024 Spring 2024 Fall 2023 Spring 2023 Fall 2022 Spring 2022 Fall 2021 Spring 2021 Search Features Don’t Go! She says, “I have seen how access-related disparities, especially among Latinos, prevents my community from receiving timley care.

Leadership

Health Leaders | Nursing

JUNE 26, 2025

This article was published on Thursday, June 26, 2025 in KFF Health News. The long-term health care industry is facing a double whammy from President Donald Trump's crackdown on immigrants and the GOP's proposals to reduce Medicaid spending. In a top-rated nursing home in Alexandria, Virginia, the Rev.

Long Term Care

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

APRIL 22, 2025

Healthcare Coverage In 2023, 92 percent of Americans had some form of healthcare coveragewhether employer-provided coverage, Medicare or Medicaid or private health insurance. Department of Health and Human Sources, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (OASH), 2025, [link]. Coronavirus (COVID-19), AHIP, 2025, [link].

HIPAA

Health Leaders | Nursing

JUNE 16, 2025

Providence Swedish cited rising costs, insurance delays, inflation in the medical and pharmaceutical world, and looming federal government funding cuts to Medicaid and Medicare as reasons for the decision. Providence Swedish laid off more than 100 nursing assistants in Everett as part of a significant restructuring of the company.

Pharmaceutical

The Relentless School Nurse

MAY 10, 2025

When: Wednesday, May 14, 2025 Time: 78 p.m. Medicaid funding relied upon by trauma patients and gun violence survivors is on the chopping block. ET Where:Zoom We are entering an informational blackout. Programs that once collected critical data to help us understand firearm violence are being gutted.

Medicaid

American Nurse

JULY 9, 2025

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services website lists codes that indicate medical necessity. All requirements of the “incident to” provision are met per the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Medicare Benefit Policy Manual.* 2025; 20(7). April 18, 2025. pdf Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

Medicare

Health Leaders | Nursing

MAY 20, 2025

Pillar: CFO Image: Tags: budget business business strategy finance financial healthcare access Medicare/Medicaid nurses nursing regulation staffing strategy supply chain workplace violence Article Type: Analysis Published Date: Monday, May 19, 2025 Hide sidebars: Render small main image:

Medicaid

The Relentless School Nurse

JUNE 18, 2025

From undermining environmental safeguards that affect air quality and asthma rates, to efforts to eliminate school meal nutrition standards, to ongoing attacks on Medicaid CHIP funding and vaccinations, children’s health and well-being are under assault. Rest up, friends, the 2025-2026 is around the corner.

Mental Health

Health Leaders | Nursing

JUNE 12, 2025

HB 281 would require any hospital receiving state grant money or Medicaid reimbursements to: * Allow ICE to enter to arrest, interview or collect evidence in service of a warrant. That’s the ultimatum behind House Bill 281, a bill from state Rep. Josh Williams, a Toledo-area Republican. Arrest individuals with a lawful warrant.

Medicaid

Healthcare Law Insights blog

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

On February 25, 2025, the U.S. How Medicaid Fraud Accusations Turned into PPP Loan False Statements In April of 2020, like many other healthcare providers, an Idaho-based home health agency applied for a PPP loan during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. What can Healthcare Providers Learn from This PPP FCA Case?

Medicaid

Healthcare Law Insights blog

JANUARY 9, 2025

On January 8, 2025, a federal grand jury in Virginia returned an indictment against a hospital. Dr. Perwaiz sidestepped Medicaids 30-day waiting period for elective sterilization by backdating forms. The hospital was not charged until January 2025. Chesapeake Regional then billed Medicaid and other healthcare programs.

Medicaid

Relias

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

The 2023 Home Health Final Payment Rule , which the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released in October, increases Medicare payments for home health agencies by 0.7%, or $125 million, compared to 2022. During a phase-in period from January 1, 2025, to June 30, 2025, agencies that fail to submit the data will not be penalized.

Medicare

American Nurse

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Outdated language in Medicare and Medicaid regulations were written in 1965 before APRNs were providers in the U.S. Enhancing Ethical Practice Through the Voice of Nursing: 2025 Code of Ethics Review and discussion of 2025 Code of Ethics that includes a new section on global issues and responsibilities.

APRN

American Nurse

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

2713): The ICAN Act removes outdated Medicare and Medicaid practice barriers placed on Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRN’s), promoting patient access to healthcare services delivered by their provider of choice. The Assembly also approved a scheduled dues escalation starting in 2025.

Long Term Care

Daily Nurse

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Few hospitals that serve a high percentage of Medicaid-eligible patient populations have Magnet Status or Pathway to Excellence recognition. Grant recipients will be announced in 2025. .” The new Nursing Initiative is designed to be adaptable, offering three areas of focused investment that will benefit patient care.

Health Outcomes