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Position Statements & Endorsements

Position Statements & Endorsements

Endorsements & Activities

ANNA works independently and as a member of coalitions at the federal level to identify and respond to health policy issues that affect the practice of nephrology nurses and the individuals for whom they provide care.

The following is a list of the most recent endorsements and activities reflecting the efforts of ANNA and our partners:

Friends of AHRQ Letter to Chair Capito, Ranking Member Baldwin, Chair Aderholt & Ranking Member DeLauro, US Congress Appropriations Subcommittees on Labor, Health & Human Services, Education & Related Agencies supporting full funding for the AHRQ for FY26
March 3, 2025
NCC Letter to The Honorable Mark Kelly, United States Senate and The Honorable Jen Kiggans United States House of Representatives Thanking Them for Sponsoring the PRECEPT Nurses Act (HR392/S131)
February 28, 2025
ANNA Signs Letter to The Hon. Susan Collins, The Hon. Patty Murray, The Hon. Tom Cole, & The Hon. Rosa DeLauro re: funding for the NIH in the FY2025 appropriations bill
February 25, 2025
NCC Letter to The Honorable John Thun, The Honorable Charles E. Schumer, The Honorable Mike Johnson, and The Honorable Hakeem Jeffries re: funding for Title VIII and NINR.
February 14, 2025
NCC Welcome Letter to Senators of the 119th Congress
January 17, 2025
NCC Welcome Letter to Representatives of the 119th Congress
January 17, 2025
ANNA Supports Congressional Effort to Improve Organ Donation Referrals
January 9, 2025
ANNA Letter of Support to the Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services RE: Vifor’s August 3, 2021, citizen petition (Docket No. FDA-2021-P-0893)
December 30, 2024
NCC Transition Letter to President-Elect Trump and Vice President-Elect Vance
December 18, 2024
FNIDDK Letter to Chair Tom Cole & Ranking Member Rose DeLauro, U.S. House of Representative Committee on Appropriations, and Chair Patty & Vice Chair Susan Coleman U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations U.S. Senate, urging Congress to fund NIH and NIDDK
December 2, 2024
Joint Letter to Speaker Johnson, Leader Schumer, Leader McConnell, and Leader Jeffries, RE: Passing HR5074/S4510, the Kidney PATIENT Act
November 21, 2024
NCC Letter to Speaker Johnson, Leader Schumer, Leader McConnell, and Leader Jeffries, RE: funding for Title VIII Nursing Workforce Development Programs and the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR).
November 18, 2024
NCC Letter to Speaker Johnson, Leader Schumer, Leader McConnell, and Leader Jeffries, RE: supporting and passing priority legislation before the 118th congress concludes.
November 18, 2024
NCC Letter to Speaker Johnson, Leader Schumer, Leader McConnell, and Leader Jeffries, RE: funding for Title VIII Nursing Workforce Development Programs and the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR).
November 18, 2024
Joint Letter to The Honorable Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, Administrator, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, to Request Technical Assistance on H.R.6860/S.5018, the Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act
November 18, 2024
NCC Letter to Chairman Tester, Chairman Bost, Ranking Member Moran, and Ranking Member Takano re: H.R.3428/S.1633, The United States Cadet Nurse Corps Service Recognition Act of 2023.
November 15, 2024
ANNA Letter to The Honorable Robert Wittman, U.S. House of Representatives RE: the Organ Donation Referral Improvement Act
October 11, 2024
KCP Letter to The Honorable Xavier Becerra, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services Re: RIN 0937–AA13: Organ Procurement and Transplantation: Implementation of the HIV Organ Policy Equity (HOPE) Act
October 9, 2024
KCP Letter to The Honorable Xavier Becerra, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services re: RIN 0937–AA13: Organ Procurement and Transplantation: Implementation of the HIV Organ Policy Equity (HOPE) Act
October 9, 2024
ANNA Letter to United Network for Organ Sharing re: Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) Public Comment Proposals – Summer 2024
September 23, 2024
HPNEC FY25 Health Resources and Services Administration Workforce Development Programs
September 23, 2024
Nursing Community Coalition Letter to The Honorable Mike Johnson Speaker of the House and The Honorable Hakeem Jeffries House Minority Leader re: H.R. 618, the Improving Access to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act
September 20, 2024
Nursing Community Coalition Letter to The Honorable Mike Johnson Speaker of the House, The Honorable Chuck Schumer Senate Majority Leader, The Honorable Hakeem Jeffries House Minority Leader, and The Honorable Mitch McConnell re: Supporting Title VII for
September 16, 2024
Alliance for Home Dialysis Letter to The Honorable Chiquita Brooks-LaSure Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Re: the CY 2025 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) proposed rule.
September 9, 2024
Alliance for Home Dialysis Letter to The Honorable Chiquita Brooks-LaSure Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Re: CMS 1805-P; Medicare Program
August 26, 2024
ANNA Comment Letter to The Honorable Chiquita Brooks-LaSure Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on the Medicare Program; End-Stage Renal Disease Prospective Payment System
August 26, 2024
KCP Letter to Tom Duvall Director, Division of Special Populations and Projects, Seamless Care Models Group Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services RE:
August 21, 2024
KCP Comment Letter to The Honorable Chiquita Brooks-LaSure Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services RE: CMS-1805-P: End-Stage Renal Disease Prospective Payment System
August 21, 2024
KCP Comment Letter to The Honorable Chiquita Brooks-LaSure Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services RE: CMS-1807-P: CY2025 Payment Policies under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Changes to Part B Payment and Coverage Policies
August 21, 2024
KCP’s Second Comment Letter to The Honorable Chiquita Brooks-LaSure Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services RE: CMS-1805-P
August 21, 2024
NCC Comment Letter to House Committee on Energy and Commerce Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgersre: the proposed framework to reform the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
August 16, 2024
RE: Listening Session: Optimizing the Food and Drug Administration’s Use of and Processes for Advisory Committees; Public Meeting; Request for Comments. [Docket No. FDA-2024-N-1809]
August 13, 2024
ANNA Joins Health Care Community in opposition to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (LaborHHS) Appropriations Bill
July 9, 2024
ANNA Letter of Thanks to Sponsors of the Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act
May 30, 2024
KCP Letter to CMS Administrator Responding to Request for Information on Medicare Advantage Data
May 29, 2024
Alliance for Home Dialysis Letter to CMS Administrator Responding to Request for Information on Medicare Advantage Data
May 25, 2024
NCC Letter of Testimony to House Appropriations Subcommittee
May 3, 2024
NCC Letter of Testimony to Senate Appropriations Subcommittee
May 3, 2024
ANNA Joins Letter to Appropriations Requesting Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Funding for Kidney Research
April 30, 2024
NCC Letter Requesting Title VIII and NINR Funding for Fiscal Year 2025
April 22, 2024
ANNA Joins in Letter Seeking a Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Assistance Standard
April 1, 2024
NCC Letter Supporting the Future Advancement of Academic Nursing (FAAN) Act
March 29, 2024
Friends of AHRQ Letter Requesting Funding
February 26, 2024
NCC Letter Supporting the Nurse Faculty Shortage Reduction Act
February 13, 2024
ANNA Letter to CMS Director Commenting on Dental Care Reimbursement
February 9, 2024
ANNA Letter to Congress in Support of the Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act
January 12, 2024
Endorsements
Position Statements
Additional Statements
Position Statements

Nursing

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Patient and Family Engagement
Delegation of Nursing Care Activities
Nurse Staffing Model
Cultural Diversity
Nurse Licensure Compact
Vascular Access for Hemodialysis
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Position Statements

Nephrology Nursing

The Role of the Registered Nurse in Nephrology
Advanced Practice in Nephrology Nursing
Autonomy of the Nephrology Nursing Certification Commission (NNCC)
Certification in Nephrology Nursing
Chronic Kidney Disease
Nephrology Nurse’s Role in Palliative and End-of-Life Care
Position Statements

Health Policy

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ANNA Health Policy Agenda
ANNA Health Policy Statement
ANNA State Health Policy Priorities
Financial Incentives for Organ Donation
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Position Statement Development

10 Steps to Position Statement Development
(ANNA Policy & Procedure 1.12)

Talking Points

Ensuring Access to Dialysis Care for Acute Kidney Injury Patients
(1/13)

Consensus Statements

Joint ANNA-NRAA-RPA Consensus Statement on Nursing Workforce Issues Related to the Provision of Acute Care Dialytic Services in the Hospital Setting
(Approved 4/05)

ANNA Endorsements

American Nurses Association Principles for Nurse Staffing
(Endorsed 10/19)

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