Health Policy & Advocacy

Agenda & Activities

Health Policy Priorities

• ARN 2012 Health Policy and Legislative Agenda (Coming Soon)
• Legislative Tracking Chart
• Budget and Appropriations Primer
• FY 2012 LHHS Funding Chart

Issue Briefs

2012 Issue Briefs Coming Soon.

Coalitions

ARN participates as a member in the following coalitions

• Coalition to Preserve Rehabilitation (CPR)
• Coalition for Patients' Rights (CPR)
• Disability and Rehabilitation Research Coalition
• Health Professions and Nursing Education Coalition
• Spinal Cord Leaders Council
• The Nursing Community

Update on Healthcare Reform

• Overview of HHS Proposed Accountable Care Organizations (ACO) Regulations
• Summary of Final Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

Correspondence to Congress/Federal Agencies

112th Congress, 1st Session:

• 2012 TBI Act Reauthorization Sign On Letter
• Nursing Community Support of the Nomination of Marilyn Tavenner for CMS Administrator
• ARN Letter to the Super Committee November 2011
• Nursing Community Letter to the Super Committee October 2011
• Nursing Community LHHS Letter FY 2012
• 2011 Nursing Community Title VIII Brochure
• ARN Response to NIDRR Regarding Proposed Priority
• DRRC 2012 Senate Appropriations Request
• ARN Comments on FY2012 IRF PPS Proposed Rule
• Nursing Community Letter Regarding Accountable Care Organizations to CMS
• ARN FY 2012 Senate LHHA Testimony
• Nursing Community Letter to House LHHS for FY 2012
• Nursing Community Letter to Senate LHHS for FY 2012 
• HPNEC Letter to HHS-HRSA on Bureau of Health Professions  in FY 2011
• ARN FY 2012 House LHHS Testimony
• Nursing Community FY 2012 House LHHS Testimony
• Nursing Community Welcome Letter to Freshman Members of Congress
• Funding for Discretionary Public Health Programs (Function 550) Letter FY 2012
• HPNEC Health Professions Programs Brochure

Archives of past communication

11th Congress, 2nd Session
111th Congress, 1st Session
110th Congress, 2nd Session