Otherwise, the legislation dies in the 107th Congress. Build coalitions to help change any regulations that threaten quality cancer care, care delivery, or reimbursement. He also maintained that great opportunities exist for coalition building and collaboration because health care organizations share similar policy concerns in the delivery of health and cancer care services and know how effective it is to speak with a unified voice. Fried is a partner with the Health Law Group of Shaw Pittman in Washington, D.C., and a former regulator at the Health Care Financing Administration. Throughout the meeting presenters emphasized that nurses have the power to influence policy decisions.
Nurses have power in knowledge and in numbers.
The bill did not pass the 106th Congress. Rieger urged nurses to meet with and write to members of House and Senate committees, providing input as to policy positions and how a bill will impact the care of patients. Offer to witness or supply information. All Rights Reserved.