News from the Nurse-Led Care Newsletter March 2018

News from the Nurse-Led Care Newsletter March 2018 
State Policy Updates
Pennsylvania

Full Practice Authority Bill Stuck in PA House Committee
Republican leaders in the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives are not allowing Pennsylvania’s full practice authority bill (HB 100) to come up for vote. Full practice authority supporters are asking Pennsylvania residents to contact their state representatives to push for a full practice authority vote. Call 844-250-5540 to support HB 100.

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Medicare News 

Medicare Part B Providers: CMS has updated who is deemed eligible to report QPP MIPS data. Please check your eligibility using the CMS look up tool to see if you have been added as an eligible clinician qpp.cms.gov. Contact GA-HITEC for support, they are CMS funded to help at 877-658-1990 or macraqpp@ga-hitec.org.

Federal Policy Updates
Congress Takes Action on FY 2018 Spending Bill
Earlier this week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the FY 2018 Omnibus Appropriations Bill by a vote of 256-167. The spending package includes $249.472 million for Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization funding, this is nearly a 9% increase over FY 2017. The bill now will head to the Senate, which expected to pass it shortly. The president is also expected to sign the measure.