House, Senate Override Presidential Veto to Pass Medicare Bill

On Tuesday, July 15, Congress voted to override the President’s veto of the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act (H.R. 6331). The House vote was 383-41, while the Senate voted 70-26 in favor of enacting H.R. 6331 into law. The legislation would reverse a 10.6 percent reduction in Medicare reimbursements for the nation’s 240,000 Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) and physicians, which took effect on July 1.

The American Nurses Association released a statement commending the vote saying:

“ANA is gratified that Congress has renewed their support for maintaining reimbursement for APRNs and physicians, preventing a cut that could have severely limited access to care. We look forward to continuing our work with Congress on expanding access to quality care, as well as expanding and improving the medical homes demonstration project to include APRNs and health care practitioners,” said ANA President Rebecca M. Patton, MSN, RN, CNOR.

Source: American Nurses Association

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