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Medicaid Matters – Reader Response

American Nurse

In response to: Medicaid Matters Dear Editor, I write in strong support of Jennifer Mensik Kennedy’s column “Medicaid Matters” (July 1, 2025), which soundly called for nurses to advocate for those impacted by legislative cuts to Medicaid funding. In these turbulent times, nurse advocacy isn’t optional, it’s essential.

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Engage with patients eye to eye

American Nurse

Jun and colleagues’ integrative review of eight peer-reviewed studies to assess nurse-led interventions concluded that nurse rounding, discharge follow-up calls, and communication education for nurses increase patient satisfaction. Nurse Educ Today. Its reliability ranges from 0.66 to 0.88 (median=0.72).

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Understanding the “Big Beautiful Bill”: What Acute Care Providers Need to Know

Relias

While the law has been passed, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is still in the process of defining how the funds will be distributed and what will qualify for reimbursement or grant support. It will depend on how accessible and sustainable that support really is.

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2025 Commonwealth Fund Health Scorecard: What It Means for Nurses

Registered Nursing

It's a roadmap pointing to areas where the nursing workforce can lead change, especially in preventive care, maternal health, and equitable care delivery. This progress is credited to the Affordable Care Act's Medicaid expansion and enhanced marketplace subsidies. led the nation with just 3.4% is intertwined with poor birth outcomes.

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Just relief

American Nurse

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Healthcare Policy: What Is It and Why Is It Important?

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

Healthcare Coverage In 2023, 92 percent of Americans had some form of healthcare coveragewhether employer-provided coverage, Medicare or Medicaid or private health insurance. In the USAHS Doctor of Nursing Program (DNP) program, you can further your knowledge in health policy, leadership and advocacy.

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Should You Become a Nurse Practitioner?

Nurse.com

Another clear barrier to care is economic — many physicians are unable to accept Medicaid, while many Americans on Medicare struggle to find primary care physicians and specialists accepting new patients. It is no surprise, then, that NPs are in particular demand in rural America and, over 80% of NPs accept Medicare and Medicaid patients.