2023 Year-in-Review + 2024 Look Ahead

2023 Year-in-Review + 2024 Look Ahead

The Rheumatology Nurses Society wishes you a warm and joyful 2023 holiday season. We have a lot to be thankful for this year and so much to look forward to for 2024. RNS President Karen McKerihan, MSN, NP-C and RNS Executive Director Kevin D. Lyons, share an...
RNS Advocacy: Capitol Update – December 2023

RNS Advocacy: Capitol Update – December 2023

Congress adjourned for the holidays having checked the National Defense Authorization Act off its to-do list, but there’s a long list of items waiting when they return in the new year. Of interest to the healthcare community, the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule will...
RNS Advocacy: Capitol Update – December 2023

RNS Advocacy: Capitol Update – November 2023

Congress averted a shutdown in November, extending government funding at current levels through January 19 for some agencies and February 2 for others. That means negotiation on appropriations bills will be fast and furious between now and then, in the hopes of...
RNS Advocacy: Capitol Update – December 2023

RNS Advocacy: Capitol Update – October 2023

The most widely reported story out of D.C. in October was the three-week vacancy of the House Speakership, but that was far from the only activity on Capitol Hill. Looking ahead, the government is currently funded through November 17. To avoid a shutdown, Congress...