The Nursing Community Coalition
WOCN is a member of the Nursing Community Coalition which consists of 58 national nursing organizations committed to improving the health and health care of our nation by collaborating to support Registered Nurses (RNs) and Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs). Collectively, the NC represents over one million RNs, APRNs, nurse researchers, nurse faculty, and nursing students. In the past quarter, the Nursing Community has provided comments and updates on the following issues:
April 10, 2023
44 Senators Support FY 2024 Funding for Title VIII in Senate Dear Colleague Letter
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Forty-four Senators signed onto a circulated Senate Dear Colleague letter, requesting $530 million for Title VIII Nursing Workforce Development Programs in FY 2024.
April 4, 2023
NCC Submits Testimony to Senate Appropriations Subcommittee
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Sixty-two members of the Nursing Community Coalition (NCC) signed onto written testimony submitted to the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies. The testimony featured the coalition’s funding requests of at least $530 million for the Title VIII Nursing Workforce Development Programs and at least $210 million for the National Institute of Nursing Research for Fiscal Year 2024.
March 24, 2023
88 Representatives Support FY 2024 Funding for Title VIII in House Dear Colleague Letter
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Eighty-eight Representatives signed onto a circulated House of Representatives Dear Colleague letter, requesting $530 million for Title VIII Nursing Workforce Development Programs in FY 2024.
March 23, 2023
NCC Submits Testimony to House Appropriations Subcommittee
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Sixty-one members of the Nursing Community Coalition (NCC) signed onto written testimony submitted to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education. The testimony featured the coalition’s funding requests of at least $530 million for the Title VIII Nursing Workforce Development Programs and at least $210 million for the National Institute of Nursing Research for Fiscal Year 2024.
March 20, 2023
NCC Sends Health Workforce RFI Response to Senate HELP Committee
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Sixty-three members of the Nursing Community Coalition (NCC) signed onto a response to the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee’s Health Workforce Request for Information (RFI).
March 15, 2023
NCC Statement on the President’s FY 2024 Budget
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The Nursing Community Coalition (NCC) issued a statement supporting increased funding for key domestic and health care programs, such as Title VIII Nursing Workforce Development Programs and the National Institute of Nursing Research, in the Administration’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Budget.
March 9, 2023
NCC Sends Letter to Congress on PHE Waivers
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Fifty-two members of the Nursing Community Coalition (NCC) signed onto a letter urging Congress to take action to make waivers permanent beyond this Public Health Emergency (PHE).
March 6, 2023
NCC Sends FY 2024 Appropriations Requests to House and Senate LHHS-ED Appropriations Subcommittees
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Fifty-nine members of the Nursing Community Coalition (NCC) signed onto a letter to the House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies outlining the funding requests of at least $530 million for Title VIII Nursing Workforce Development Programs and at least $210 million for the National Institute of Nursing Research for FY 2024.
