Public Policy

Public Policy Nursing and related health care policy news and resources

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Nursing Provisions in PPACA

A detailed table of the nursing-related provisions in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
(Revised August 15, 2010)

To learn about federal and state advocacy issues affecting the nursing workforce and health care, visit AARP.org. Here you can find information about:

Funding for the Nursing Workforce

Federal and state policy solutions influencing funding levels for the nursing workforce.

Expanding Nursing Education Capacity

Federal and state policy solutions that help increase the ability of U.S. nursing schools to educate more nurses.

Health Care Reform

How nursing workforce policies support health care delivery reform.

Nurse Retention

Federal and state policy solutions that help hospitals and other health care settings retain highly skilled nurses.

Policy Watch

May 16, 2012 | Nursing News, May 16, 2012 | Policy Watch

Perryman Report Promotes Greater Use of Texas Nurses for Economic Gains and Improved Health Care Access

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Resources

May 8, 2012 | Reports and White Papers (CCNA)

Access to Care and Advanced Practice Nurses: A Review of Southern U.S. Practice Laws

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