Health Policy & Advocacy

Agenda & Activities

Health Policy Priorities

• ARN 2010 Health Policy and Legislative Agenda
• Legislative Tracking Chart
• Budget and Appropriations Primer
• FY 2010 LHHS Funding Chart

Issue Briefs

• FY 2011 Labor-Health and Human Services Nursing Workforce and Development Programs Appropriations Issue Brief
• FY 2011 Labor-Health and Human Services Rehabilitation and Nursing Research Appropriations Issue Brief
• FY 2011 TBI Act Issue Brief
• FY 2011 Prostetic(s) and Custom Orthotic(s) Parity Act Issue Brief

Coalitions

ARN participates as a member in the following coalitions

• Americans for Nursing Shortage Relief (ANSR)
• Coalition to Preserve Rehabilitation (CPR)
• Coalition for Patients' Rights (CPR)

Update on Healthcare Reform

• Summary of Final Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

Correspondence to Congress/Federal Agencies

111th Congress, 2nd Session:

• HPNEC Letter to the Senate LHHS Subcommittee
• Nursing Community Letter to the Senate LHHS Subcommittee
• Letter of Endorsement for HRes 510
• Coalition for Health Funding and the Committee for Education Funding sign-on letter
• Nursing Community Testimony Regarding FY 2011 Appropriations for Title VIII Nursing Workforce Development Programs to the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on LHHS
• Nursing Community Testimony Regarding FY 2011 Appropriations for Title VIII Nursing Workforce Development Programs to the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on LHHS
• Nursing Community Letter to Senate LHHS
• ANSR Testimony Regarding FY 2011 Appropriations for Title VIII Nursing Workforce Development Programs to the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on LHHS
• ANSR Testimony Regarding FY 2011 Appropriations for Title VIII Nursing Workforce Development Programs to the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on LHHS
• FY 2011 TBI Appropriations Support Letter
• 2010 Nursing Community Title VIII Brochure
• FY 2011 Nursing Community Letter to House LHHS
• Dear Colleague Letter for House of Representatives
• Function 550 Letter FY 2011

111th Congress, 1st Session:

• HPNEC Letter to President Obama Regarding FY 2010 Funding
• Nursing Community Letter to President Obama Regarding FY 2010 Funding
• Letter to House Appropriators Regarding FY 2010 Funding for Title VIII
• Letter to Senate Appropriators Regarding FY 2010 Funding for Title VIII
• Congressional Record Statement by Congressman Bob Etheridge in honor of Donna Jernigan, ARN Past-President
• SFC-HELP Nursing Community Conference Letter
• Nursing Community Thank You to Members of Congress
• The Senate Labor-HHS-Education Subcommittee
• HPNEC Health Professions Programs Brochure FY 2010
• Nursing Community Title VIII Brochure
• ARN Comments to Senate Finance Committee on Transforming the Health Care Delivery System
• Testimony of the Americans for Nursing Shortage Relief Alliance (ANSR) Regarding 2010 Appropriations for Nursing Workforce Development Programs (Senate)
• Nursing Community Letter to Support the Nurse Managed Health Clinic Investment Act
• Written Testimony of ARN to the LHHS Appropriations Subcommittee
• Testimony of the Americans for Nursing Shortage Relief (ANSR) Alliance Regarding FY 2010 Appropriations for Nursing Workforce Development Programs (House)
• Nursing Community's Support for the Stimulus - House
• Nursing Community's Support for the Stimulus - Senate

Archives of past communication

110th Congress, 2nd Session