Advocacy

Nurse empowerment

Nurse Assumes Acting U.S. Surgeon General’s Position at HHS

As new presidential administrations come in, top politically appointed positions are customarily asked to submit letters of resignations as a courtesy to the incoming president. This was no different when President Trump entered the White House.

Health Disparities

Cancer health disparities

FDA Funds Research Into Health Disparities

Opioid Crisis Prevention

HHS Announces Opioid Crisis Prevention Program

Annual State-of-Cancer Report

Cancer research

Annual State-of-Cancer Report Encouraging for Patients, Providers

Cancer Parity Drug

Cancer health policy

Bipartisan Cancer Parity Drug Legislation Introduced in U.S. Congress

Capitol Roundup

NIH Gets $2 Billion in Additional Funding; Senators Await CBO Score on AHCA; AHRQ Director Touts Importance of Nursing

What Does the Future of Nursing Hold for 2020–2030?

What Does the Future of Nursing Hold for 2020–2030?

Capitol Roundup

Nurse Becomes Acting Surgeon General; Representative Roybal-Allard Calls for Funding Scientific Research; Gottlieb Nomination for FDA Commissioner Sent to Senate

Healthcare Legislation in a Divided America

Affordable Care Act (ACA)

Federal Healthcare Legislation in a Divided America

Capitol Hill Roundup

Affordable Care Act (ACA)

GOP to Potentially Revisit Healthcare Legislation; New State Funding Will Combat Opioid Epidemic; FDA Reaches Reauthorization Fee Deal for New Drugs, Devices

Capitol Hill Roundup

Nurse empowerment

PA Legislation Aims to Expand Role of Nurse Practitioners; Bipartisan Support Needed to Tackle the Nation’s Opioid Epidemic; New Poll Reveals Bipartisan Interest in Single-Payer Health Care

Washington Monument

Cancer health policy

Presidential Personnel Appointments That Affect Healthcare Policy

Capitol Roundup

Cancer moonshot

Cancer Death Rates Continue to Fall; Biden Continues Work on Cancer Moonshot; GOP Looks to Revise Replacement Healthcare Plan; ONS Submits Letter of Support for New ICD-10 CM Code

Capitol Hill Roundup

Executive Order to Fight Opioid Epidemic; Trump Administration Proposes Cuts to Spending in 2017 and 2018; White House Supports April as Cancer Control Month

Capitol Roundup

Affordable Care Act (ACA)

GOP Unable to Secure Support for AHCA; Senators Introduce Women’s Health Bill; Americans Worried About Insurance Access, Coverage

Capitol Hill Roundup

Cancer health policy

Trump Budget Proposal Cuts Healthcare Spending, Research; GOP’s Healthcare Bill Faces Stiff Resistance

capitol roundup

Affordable Care Act (ACA)

GOP Announces Healthcare Replacement Plan; CMS Nominee Confirmed; Secretary Price Discusses Repeal, Replace

Capitol Building

Affordable Care Act (ACA)

Concern Over ACA Repeal, Bipartisan Support Against Opioid Epidemic, ACA Replacement May Mean Unwanted Limitations

Cancer Research

Cancer research

NCI Cancer Moonshot Funds Researchers

Mortality Rates

Cancer research

U.S. Cancer Mortality Rates Differ Across Country

Cervical Cancer Awareness and Education Saves Lives

Cervical cancer

Cervical Cancer Awareness and Education Saves Lives

FDA Announces Oncology Center of Excellence

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

FDA Announces Oncology Center of Excellence

New Web Tool Seeks to Advise Cancer Survivors on Managing Health

New Web Tool Seeks to Advise Cancer Survivors on Managing Health

Cancer health policy

Honoring the Legacy of Retiring Congresswoman Lois Capps, RN

January 18, 2017

Palliative Care, Opioids, and Biomarkers Lead NIH's 2016 Research Year in Review

January 18, 2017

Affordable Care Act (ACA)

HHS Secretary Discusses ACA Repeal's Impact on Healthcare Quality

January 18, 2017

Cancer prevention

FDA Expands Jurisdictional Authority Over All Tobacco Products

January 18, 2017

Advanced practice nursing (APN)

The VA Amends Regulations to Allow APRNs Greater Authority

January 18, 2017

Capitol Hill Test Article 3

January 12, 2017

Capitol Hill Test Article 2

January 12, 2017

Capitol Hill Test Article 1

January 12, 2017

American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)

Test Advocacy Headlines Article 4

January 12, 2017

Test Advocacy Headlines Article 3

January 12, 2017

American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)

Test Advocacy Headlines Article 2

January 12, 2017

Senate Passes 21st Century Cures Act

December 09, 2016

Oncology Nurses’ Role in Politics and Policy in the New Administration

December 06, 2016

CDC Releases Study on Breast Cancer Rates by Age and Ethnicity

December 01, 2016

Pain management

Cannabinoid Receptor Advances Discovered Help in Pain Management

December 01, 2016

Cancer screening

PCORI to Study Breast Cancer Recurrence Screening

December 01, 2016

Palliative care

NCI Study Finds Early Palliative Care Beneficial

December 01, 2016

ONS Makes Nurses’ Voices Heard During Hill Days

November 01, 2016

Cancer moonshot

Vice President Announces Strategic Goals, New Partnerships for Cancer Moonshot

October 19, 2016

Cancer health policy

Your Vote Determines More Than the Presidential Election

October 11, 2016

Oncology nurse influence

The Oncology Nurse’s Voice Will Be Vital to the Blue Ribbon Recommendations

October 06, 2016

U.S. Capitol Continues Cancer Moonshot Planning

Cancer moonshot

Cancer Moonshot Continues Collaboration With FDA

October 06, 2016

Smoker breaks cigarette in half

Cancer risk prevention

FDA Issues Warning Letters for the Sale of Tobacco to Minors

October 06, 2016

Oncology nurse researcher

NINR Sets Strategic Plan for Nursing Research

October 06, 2016

HHS Requires More Information on Clinical Trials to Be Public

October 06, 2016

U.S. Capitol building is the site of Cancer Moonshot discussion

Cancer moonshot

Cancer Moonshot Blue Ribbon Panel Highlights Funding Recommendations

October 06, 2016

Affordable Care Act (ACA)

The Important Health Policy Issues Oncology Nurses Should Know for the 2016 Presidential Election

September 30, 2016

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