NCC opposes House Committee’s proposed NIH reforms

Every member of the Nursing Community Coalition signed onto a letter to House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., opposing the committee’s recent proposal to reform the National Institutes of Health. The NCC urges Congress to retain the National Institute of Nursing Research as an independent institute within the National Institutes of Health, citing the value of nursing research and providing a plethora of examples of how nursing research has improved care. In addition, the NCC recommends Congress invest in nursing research by increasing NINR’s funding and include nurses with expertise in education, practice and research in any reform efforts. The NCC also calls for nurses to serve in leadership positions at NIH. AONL is one of 64 members of the NCC. (NCC letter, 8/16/24)