2025 first_quarter Filing

Legislation and policies related to: Medicare and Medicaid enrollment, coverage, and reimbursement issues under consideration for inclusion in a budget reconciliation bill Physician/nurse practitioner reimbursement Provisions of the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) Adoption of recommendations of the National Academy of Medicine report, The Future of Nursing 2020-2030: Charting a Path to Achieve Health Equity Extension of Medicare and Medicaid public health emergency waivers Medicare and Medicaid restrictions related to telehealth services Medicaid eligibility expansion and state options Medicaid waiver application procedures Reintroduction of the Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Equity Act H.R. 1317/S. 575, Improving Care and Access to Nurses (I CAN) Act H.R. 1616, Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act H.R. 2586, Reentry Act of 2025 S. 717, Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Care Act

Legislation and policies relating to: Introduction of legislation to reauthorize nursing workforce development programs under Title VIII of the Public Health Service Act Potential changes in authorizations for nurse education, workforce, and research programs as a result of workforce reductions and reorganization of agencies and programs within the Department of Health and Human Services Adoption of recommendations of the National Academy of Medicine report, The Future of Nursing 2020-2030: Charting a Path to Achieve Health Equity Provisions of the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) Reauthorization of the Child Nutrition Act Section 2706 of the ACA regarding provider non-discrimination Policies affecting nurse practitioner education and workforce Definition, evaluation and enforcement of essential health benefits and provider network adequacy Health information technology and electronic health records Mental health services and violence prevention Introduction of the Womens and Family Protection Act H.R. 27/S. 331, Halt All Lethal Trafficking of (HALT) Fentanyl Act H.R. 1715/S. 786, Public Health Funding Restoration Act H.R. 1735/S. 779, Early Action and Responsiveness Lifts Youth Minds (EARLY Minds) Act H.R. 2223, Building Capacity for Care Act S. 278, Kids Off Social Media Act S. 705, Innovations in Pediatric Drugs Act S. 891, Bipartisan Health Care Act S. 1261, Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act of 2025