<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!--RSS Genrated: Thu, 29 Jan 2026 19:07:48 GMT--><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:ev="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/event/"><channel><title>AACN - Policy &amp; Advocacy</title><link>:443/news-data/rss/category/444/policy-advocacy</link><atom:link href=":443/news-data/rss/category/444/policy-advocacy" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><description>RSS document</description><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Amy McElroy]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Important Update: Comment Period Expected to Open Tomorrow on Nursing as a Professional Degree Issue]]></title><link>/news-data/all-news/article/important-update-comment-period-expected-to-open-tomorrow-on-nursing-as-a-professional-degree-issue</link><description><![CDATA[ This morning, the Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education issued the   public inspection of the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking   (NPRM) for implementing the One Big Beautiful Bill ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 16:58:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>/news-data/all-news/article/important-update-comment-period-expected-to-open-tomorrow-on-nursing-as-a-professional-degree-issue</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[5631d168-3fa2-47c0-9c67-b1a534dc4bbc-13400]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joelle Dine]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Policy Watch: MedPAC Nominations and Advocacy Updates]]></title><link>/news-data/all-news/article/policy-watch-medpac-nominations-and-advocacy-updates</link><description><![CDATA[     Deadline Monday - MedPAC Seeking Nominations  

 AACN leads the Ad Hoc Nomination Consortium to ensure the nursing voice is included on federal task forces, committees, and councils. This ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>/news-data/all-news/article/policy-watch-medpac-nominations-and-advocacy-updates</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[5631d168-3fa2-47c0-9c67-b1a534dc4bbc-13401]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joelle Dine]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Policy Watch: FY 2026 Minibus and Rural Health Highlights]]></title><link>/news-data/all-news/article/policy-watch-fy-2026-minibus-and-rural-health-highlights-2</link><description><![CDATA[     FY 2026 Minibus Released with Level Funding for Title VIII and NINR  

 The House and Senate Appropriations Committees have released their  conferenced bill  for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026, which ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 15:30:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>/news-data/all-news/article/policy-watch-fy-2026-minibus-and-rural-health-highlights-2</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[5631d168-3fa2-47c0-9c67-b1a534dc4bbc-13397]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joelle Dine]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Policy Watch: MedPAC Representation and Recognition of Nursing as a Professional Degree]]></title><link>/news-data/all-news/article/policy-watch-medpac-representation-and-recognition-of-nursing-as-a-professional-degree</link><description><![CDATA[     MedPAC Seeking Nominations:  The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), an independent, nonpartisan agency that advises Congress on issues affecting the Medicare program, is  calling for ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 15:30:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>/news-data/all-news/article/policy-watch-medpac-representation-and-recognition-of-nursing-as-a-professional-degree</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[5631d168-3fa2-47c0-9c67-b1a534dc4bbc-13394]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joelle Dine]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Policy Watch: 2025 in Review]]></title><link>/news-data/all-news/article/policy-watch-2025-in-review</link><description><![CDATA[   

  View the Full Year in Review  ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>/news-data/all-news/article/policy-watch-2025-in-review</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[5631d168-3fa2-47c0-9c67-b1a534dc4bbc-13392]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joelle Dine]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Policy Watch: Updates on Education Funding and Access]]></title><link>/news-data/all-news/article/policy-watch-updates-on-education-funding-and-access</link><description><![CDATA[     Nursing as a Professional Degree Continues to Gain Momentum on the Hill  

 
   On December 12, Senate Nursing Caucus Co-Chairs, Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Roger Wicker (R-MS), House ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2025 15:38:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>/news-data/all-news/article/policy-watch-updates-on-education-funding-and-access</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[5631d168-3fa2-47c0-9c67-b1a534dc4bbc-13389]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joelle Dine]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[AACN Applauds Bipartisan, Bicameral Congressional Support for Nursing as a Professional Degree]]></title><link>/news-data/all-news/article/aacn-applauds-bipartisan-bicameral-congressional-support-for-nursing-as-a-professional-degree</link><description><![CDATA[ The   American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN)   applauds the leadership of Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), along with Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS), Representative Jen Kiggans (R-VA-02), and ...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2025 14:35:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>/news-data/all-news/article/aacn-applauds-bipartisan-bicameral-congressional-support-for-nursing-as-a-professional-degree</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[5631d168-3fa2-47c0-9c67-b1a534dc4bbc-13387]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joelle Dine]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Policy Watch: AACN on Nursing as a Professional Degree]]></title><link>/news-data/all-news/article/policy-watch-aacn-on-nursing-as-a-professional-degree</link><description><![CDATA[    AACN has launched   a new web page   in support of recognizing nursing as a professional degree in response to recent actions by the Department of Education. As we await the announcement of the ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 15:31:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>/news-data/all-news/article/policy-watch-aacn-on-nursing-as-a-professional-degree</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[5631d168-3fa2-47c0-9c67-b1a534dc4bbc-13386]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joelle Dine]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Policy Watch: Support for Nursing as a Professional Degree]]></title><link>/news-data/all-news/article/policy-watch-support-for-nursing-as-a-professional-degree</link><description><![CDATA[    Support for   Nursing as a Professional Degree   is gaining steam from the Hill and internationally, including: 

 
   Representative Ann Wagner (R-MO-02)   released a statement   that she ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 14:56:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>/news-data/all-news/article/policy-watch-support-for-nursing-as-a-professional-degree</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[5631d168-3fa2-47c0-9c67-b1a534dc4bbc-13382]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joelle Dine]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Policy Watch: Proposed Federal Loan Limits and Professional Degree Updates]]></title><link>/news-data/all-news/article/policy-watch-proposed-federal-loan-limits-and-professional-degree-updates</link><description><![CDATA[    On November 24, Â鶹APP Government Affairs and Policy team presented a webinar titled " What Schools Need to Know About Proposed Federal Loan Limits for Post-Baccalaureate Nursing Students. " This ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2025 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>/news-data/all-news/article/policy-watch-proposed-federal-loan-limits-and-professional-degree-updates</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[5631d168-3fa2-47c0-9c67-b1a534dc4bbc-13380]]></dc:identifier></item></channel></rss><script>
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