AANA Federal Government Affairs   THE HOTLINE
Number 2009-10 -- Week of Monday, May 11, 2009

*   Health Industry Groups Pledge to Save $2 Trillion Over Next 10 Years
*   President Obama’s Proposed Budget Increases Funding to Title 8 Nurse Programs
*   Finance Committee Chairman Says No Physician Payment Cuts Likely Over Next Three
     Years
*   Obama Administration Would “Support Comprehensive” Reforms to Current Medicare
     Payment Formula
*   Amendments

AANA Federal Government Affairs   THE HOTLINE
Number 2009-09-- Week of Monday, May 4, 2009

*   Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) Addresses Largest Mid Year Assembly Eve
*   HHS Secretary Nominee Sebelius Confirmed by Senate
*   President Rowles Submits Testimony Requesting More CRNA Educational
     Funding and Safe Injection Practice Funding for FY 2010
*   Medicare Overturns Recommendation to Reimburse Rural Hospitals for CRNA
     “Standby” Services
*   Senate Finance Leaders Release Policy Options to Transform the Healthcare
     Delivery System
*   FDA Advisory Panel for Anesthesia Devices to Convene Hearing on SEDASYS
     Computer-Assisted Personalized Sedation System 
*   New HIT Chief Expects “Huge Challenges” in EHR Roll Out
*   Amendments

AANA Federal Government Affairs  THE HOTLINE
Number 2009-04-- Week of Monday, March 9, 2009

*   Obama Holds Healthcare Summit at White House
*   Baucus Gives Glimpse of Health Reform
*   A Major Week for Congressional Healthcare Hearings
*   Congress Continues Work on 2009 Nurse Educational Funding
*   Obama Chooses Mary Wakefield, PhD, to Lead HRSA
*   HHS Vacancies Put Some Healthcare Work on Hold
*   Gupta Withdraws from Surgeon General Consideration
*   Amendments

AANA Federal Government Affairs   HOTLINE
Number 2009-03-- Week of Monday, March 2, 2009

*   Obama Nominates Kansas Governor to HHS Post
*   House Passes FY 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Bill with an Increase in Title 8 Nurse
     Educational Funding
*   President’s Budget Includes $634 Billion for Healthcare Reform
*   Obama Healthcare Reform Faces Tough Battle
*   MedPAC Releases Recommendation for Medicare Spending
*   Administration to Rescind Recent Expansion of “Right of Conscience” Rule
*   Senate Republicans Get to Work on Healthcare Reform Alternatives
*   Amendments

AANA Federal Government Affairs  HOTLINE
Number 2009-02-- Week of Monday, February 23, 2009

*   Kansas Governor Emerges as Leading Candidate for HHS
*   Kennedy and Select Stakeholders Work on Healthcare Reform
*   At Request of AANA and Nurse Groups, U.S. Economic Recovery Package Includes
        $500 Million for Healthcare Workforce Development; Allocations for Nursing, CRNA
        Education to Be Determined by Federal Agency
*   AANA Signs Letters to President-elect Obama Asking Support for Title 8 Nursing
        Programs
*   Congress Reauthorizes and Expands SCHIP
*   Senate GOP Names Health Care Overhaul Team
*   MedPAC Approves Reimbursement Recommendations
*   CMS Likely to End Coverage of Virtual Colonoscopies
*   Obama Chooses Gupta for Surgeon General
*   House Democrats Eliminate Medicare “Trigger”
*   Healthcare Costs: Growth Rates Slows in 2007
*   Nursing Shortage Expected to Worsen
*   Amendments

A Friendly Reminder that Your Voice Needs to be Heard by December 31, 2008
As we complete holiday details and New Year's resolutions, President-elect Barack Obama is asking Americans to host community meetings and submit views and comments to his Presidential transition team on the topic of healthcare reform.  The deadline is short -- December 31, 2008.  Your AANA encourages you to participate and to help ensure CRNAs’ voices are heard on this critical issue.