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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services this week approved through 2026 an amended Medicaid demonstration for Arkansas to help eligible enrollees address health-related social needs, such as housing and food insecurity.
An American Hospital Association podcast featured California’s Monterey County Diabetes Collaborative, which received a 2022 AHA Dick Davidson NOVA Award for reducing Type 2 diabetes.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a report revealing persistent racial disparities in COVID-19 treatment.
Joint Commission President and CEO discussed in a podcast the organization’s three latest strategic priorities: health equity, environmental sustainability and workforce.
On Nov. 9-10, The National Institute for Nursing Research will host a webinar from to explore how nurse scientists and nursing research can contribute to firearm injury prevention.
SSM Health established flexible nursing employment options to give nurses more freedom and opportunities to shape their careers.
The Health Resources and Services Administration published a nursing workforce dashboard.
In an Oct. 25 bipartisan letter, Rep. Lauren Underwood, D-Ill., and 12 congressional colleagues urged Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough to grant full practice authority permanently to certified registered nurse anesthetists across Veterans Health Administration facilities.
The Nursing Community Coalition sent a letter last week to House Nursing Congress Co-Chairs, Reps. Lucille Roybal-Allard, D-Calif., and David Joyce, R-Ohio, to thank them for introducing the Improving Care and Access to Nurses (ICAN) Act (H.R. 8812).
The AONL Foundation for Nursing Leadership Research and Education issued a call for research proposals to explore questions pertaining to leadership equity and equitable health care.