Join AANP!         Home Legislation/Practice Federal Legislation Medicare Medicaid Managed Care IOM Report on the Future of Nursing Appropriations 100 Million In ACA Grants To Help Create Healthier U.S. Communities AANP Comments on the IOM Future of Nursing Document AANP Members Visit the White House ACA Support for School Based Health Centers ACO Fact Sheet ACO Medicare Question and Answer ACO Sample Letter Congressional Roster DNP Education Certification and Titling Statement Full Independence at Home Solicitation Future of Nursing RAC Application FY 2013 Presidents Budget GNE Technical Assistance Webinar April 9th GOOD NEWS Joint Commission Posts NP Friendly Primary Care Medical Home Standards Gradate Nurse Education GNE FAQs Health Disparities and the Affordable Care Act HHS and White House Seeking Champions For Change HHS Announces Additional Funding Opportunities HHS Announces Plan to Reduce Health Disparities Home Health Improvement Act Letters Medical Home NCQA Recognizes Nurse led Practices as Medical Homes New HealthCare.gov Badge Links Consumers to Health Insurance Help New White House Annoucement Newly Elected Freshman for 2011 One Minute Independence at Home Survey Ordering Home Health President Obama Nominates Nurse to be the Army Surgeon General Real Changes that Will Benefit Americans Removing Barriers to APRN Practice and Care Webinar 5-8 Resource for Health Reform State of the Union Address Two Years for Affordable Care Act URAC Announced Up Coming Webinars What Does the Lastest Opinion on the PPACA Mean for NPs President Obama Nominates Nurse to be the Army Surgeon General   On May 10, 2011, President Obama nominated Major General Patricia D. Horoho, Chief of the US Army Nurse Corps, to be the 43 rd  Army Surgeon General. This historic nomination marks the first time a registered nurse has been nominated to head the US Army Medical Command as Surgeon General.   MG Horoho currently serves as the commander of the US Army Nurse Corps, and her distinguished career has included command at every level with positions ranging from bedside nurse, to senior clinical roles, and commander of deployable and garrison hospitals, including Walter Reed Health Care System. Additionally, in 2009, MG Horoho served as an affiliate faculty member at Pacific Lutheran University’s School of Nursing in Tacoma, WA. She has been celebrated with both military and civilian honors throughout her career, including recognition for her actions at the Pentagon on September 11, 2001 and as the USO’s “Woman of the Year” in 2009.   To read more about MG Horoho, visit: http://www.armymedicine.army.mil/leaders/horoho.html.