A. CATHARINE HARRIS

Improving Care and Access to Nurses Act (H.R. 2713/S.2418)- issues pertaining to removing barriers to APRNs in Medicare and Medicaid Calendar Year 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule (89 Fed. Reg. 61596) - Issues pertaining to the anesthesia fee schedule, audio-video communication technology, and MIPS Value Pathways Medicare Outpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule (89 Fed. Reg. 59186) - Issues pertaining to Conditions of Participation for Obstetrical Services Development and Reevaluation of Maternal Health Measures and Designation - Nomination to the Maternal Health Technical Expert Panel Medicare Reimbursement  CRNA Scope of Practice  Rural Healthcare Medicare Teaching Rules  Provider Nondiscrimination  Medicare Local Coverage Determinations

The Nurse Faculty Shortage Reduction Act (H.R. 7002/S. 2815) - Issues pertaining to grand funding to close the pay gap between faculty and clinical nurses Future Advancement of Academic Nursing (FAAN) Act (H.R. 7266/S. 3770) - Issues pertaining to funding for schools of nursing Improving Access to Workers Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act (H.R. 618) - Issues pertaining to barriers in the Federal Employees Compensation Act (FECA) Department of Labor, Health & Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2024 (H.R. 5894/S. 2624) - Issues pertaining to efforts to reorganize the National Institutes of Health Provider Nondiscrimination Requirements or Group Health Plans and Health Insurance Issuers in the Group and Individual Markets (RIN 1210-AC06) - Issues pertaining to provider nondiscrimination Provider Nondiscrimination Requirements for Group Health Plans and Health Insurance Issuers in the Group and Individual Markets (RIN 0938-AU64) - Issues pertaining to provider nondiscrimination Optimizing the Food and Drug Administrations Use of and Processes for Advisory Committees, Request for Comments (Docket No. FDA-2024-N-1809) - Issues pertaining to nursing representation CRNA Scope of Practice  CRNA Reimbursement  Rural Healthcare  Nursing Workforce   Provider Nondiscrimination   Nurse Education

The Protect Lifesaving Anesthesia for Veterans Act (H.R. 3347/S. 2070) - Issues pertaining to CRNAs VA National Standards of Practice for CRNAs   Reimbursement for VA CRNAs  Full Practice Authority for VA CRNAs 

Improving Care and Access to Nurses Act (H.R. 2713/S.2418)- issues pertaining to removing barriers to APRNs in Medicare and Medicaid CMS Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule (89 FR 35934) - Issues pertaining to metrics for waste anesthetic gasses; Conditions of Participation for Obstetrical Services; and anesthesia practice Request for Information (RFI) on Medicare Advantage (MA) data (89 FR 5907) - issues pertaining to provider nondiscrimination Extending/making permanent certain temporary waivers put in place during the Public Health Emergency   Medicare Reimbursement  CRNA Scope of Practice  Rural Healthcare Medicare Teaching Rules  Provider Nondiscrimination  Medicare Local Coverage Determinations

The Nurse Faculty Shortage Reduction Act (H.R. 7002/S. 2815) Future Advancement of Academic Nursing (FAAN) Act (HR 7266/S. 3770) Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act (H.R. 3305/S. 1606) Solicitation for Public Comment to Understand Lack of Competition and Contracting Practices that May be Contributing to Drug Shortages (FTC-2024-0018) Request for Information on Consolidation in Health Care Markets (FTC-2024-0022-0001) CRNA Scope of Practice  CRNA Reimbursement  Rural Healthcare  Nursing Workforce   Provider Nondiscrimination   Nurse Education Funding Drug Shortages Extending/making permanent certain temporary waivers put in place during the Public Health Emergency  

The Protect Lifesaving Anesthesia for Veterans Act (H.R. 3347/S. 2070) - opposition VA National Standards of Practice for CRNAs   Reimbursement for VA CRNAs  Full Practice Authority for VA CRNAs 

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS