Daily Nurse

JUNE 9, 2025

healthcare system continues to grapple with a historic nursing shortage, the proposed FY 2026 federal budget threatens to accelerate the crisis through sweeping cuts to nursing education, research, and Medicaid support—posing profound implications for workforce sustainability, patient access, and innovation. As the U.S.

Medicaid

Relias

MAY 29, 2025

Starting on January 1, 2026, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will implement new Local Coverage Determinations (LCD), which will affect the use of cellular and tissue-based products (CTPs), also known as skin substitute grafts, for the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) and venous leg ulcers (VLUs).

Medicare

American Nurse

JULY 9, 2025

CFCNs perform assessments, implement interventions, and provide patient education. Routine foot examinations performed by a CFCN or other skilled professional, combined with education in proper foot care, can detect common foot problems, uncover functional decline, and prevent falls. pdf Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

Medicare

The Relentless School Nurse

JUNE 18, 2025

I spent hours tracking immunizations, educating families, managing illness protocols, and sometimes being the only source of healthcare a student had access to. We’re Expected to Do It All We are Chief Wellness Officers, health educators, care coordinators, emergency responders, mental health first aiders, and advocates.

Mental Health

Relias

MAY 16, 2025

Over a decade ago, the Center for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP) focused on reducing 30-day readmissions for high-volume, high-cost conditions like heart failure, pneumonia, and total joint replacements. Empower patients with education to support self-management and recovery.

Self-Care

The Relentless School Nurse

JULY 6, 2025

And the consequences land hard on the shoulders of school nurses, educators, and families. So today, I’m extending that invitation out loud, in public, and without apology —to every lawmaker who voted for a bill that cuts Medicaid, slashes nutrition assistance, and pushes even more children into hunger, poverty, and despair.

Medicaid