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Budget Cuts Threaten to Deepen Nursing Crisis and Undermine U.S. Healthcare System

Daily Nurse

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.

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Fourth Trimester Programs: A New Era of Postpartum Care

Diversity Nursing

AdventHealth is further expanding its commitment to women's services with two new locations opening in 2026. The Washington State Legislature has also extended Medicaid benefits for mothers from six weeks to a year postpartum, recognizing the increased risk of maternal mortality for those without benefits.

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Navigating New CMS Skin Substitute Updates: Essential Policies for Wound Care Providers

Relias

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).

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The Relentless School Nurse: Where Do We Go From Here?

The Relentless School Nurse

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. More to come…

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Nursing Home Industry Wants Trump to Rescind Staffing Mandate

Health Leaders | Nursing

The requirements would be phased in, starting in May 2026. billion a year, a 2% increase in expenses, though the changes do not include increases in federal Medicare or Medicaid payments. Four in 5 homes would have to increase staffing. Staffing is everything in terms of nursing-home quality," said R.

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Removing Regulations, Removing Barriers to Nursing Practice

Capitol Beat

Notably, this RFI from HHS is not the first health-related deregulatory RFI of this Administration—in May, ANA responded to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS’) RFI on deregulation.

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Foot care nursing

American Nurse

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.* pdf Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. October 2028.