NursesOnTheHill
@andeebeeblue.bsky.social
Nurse advocate. Policy wonk. Building power where care meets legislation. Founder of Nurses on the Hill on Substack— a new space for nurses who believe politics is personal and policy is nursing. I’ll link each edition in my profile below.
New on Nurses on the Hill: the federal health-policy signals I’m watching as 2026 begins—oversight, workforce decisions, and the unresolved questions that matter for nursing and care delivery.
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Federal Health Policy Signals to Watch in 2026
Oversight, workforce decisions, and unresolved questions shaping nursing and care delivery
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December 17, 2025 at 5:02 PM
New on Nurses on the Hill: the federal health-policy signals I’m watching as 2026 begins—oversight, workforce decisions, and the unresolved questions that matter for nursing and care delivery.
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Keeping up with the firehose of outrageous attacks on public health is a full-time job. I have been writing fast and furiously, trying to capture the steady stream of ridiculousness coming from this administration. "It's Go Time! Let's Be Sure Our Voices Are Heard." TY @andeebeeblue.bsky.social
December 7, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Keeping up with the firehose of outrageous attacks on public health is a full-time job. I have been writing fast and furiously, trying to capture the steady stream of ridiculousness coming from this administration. "It's Go Time! Let's Be Sure Our Voices Are Heard." TY @andeebeeblue.bsky.social
Today’s Nurses on the Hill breaks down the AHEAD Committee roster ahead of Title IV negotiations — who’s participating, who’s missing, and eight members to watch. open.substack.com/pub/andreaba...
Negotiations on Federal Degree Definitions Begin — With No Nursing Representation on the AHEAD Committee
A first look at the AHEAD Committee roster — and a concerning pattern that mirrors the RISE negotiations.
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December 7, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Today’s Nurses on the Hill breaks down the AHEAD Committee roster ahead of Title IV negotiations — who’s participating, who’s missing, and eight members to watch. open.substack.com/pub/andreaba...
The DOE has posted the full schedule for the AHEAD Committee’s Dec + Jan sessions — the ones tied to the debate over how healthcare-related graduate degrees are treated under Title IV.
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Department of Education (DOE) Confirms AHEAD Committee Dates Amid Ongoing Professional Degree Debate
Key dates, registration links, and debrief sessions now confirmed.
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December 4, 2025 at 5:59 PM
The DOE has posted the full schedule for the AHEAD Committee’s Dec + Jan sessions — the ones tied to the debate over how healthcare-related graduate degrees are treated under Title IV.
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If you missed it yesterday, nursing just got a major wake-up call from the Department of Education. Read the latest in Nurses On The Hill. And TGIF !!! open.substack.com/pub/andreaba...
Federal Signals & The Future of Nursing Education: Understanding the DOE's Early Proposals
From Title IV definition shifts to AHEAD Committee developments, organizational responses, and a new ANA-backed petition — a full breakdown of where things stand and what’s at stake.
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November 21, 2025 at 9:06 PM
If you missed it yesterday, nursing just got a major wake-up call from the Department of Education. Read the latest in Nurses On The Hill. And TGIF !!! open.substack.com/pub/andreaba...
ChatGPT, substack and x are down. It’s not you. You didn’t get banned: CLOUDFARE, phone home.
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November 18, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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The rate of sepsis in Houston surged 63% after Texas banned abortion.
In the Dallas-Fort Worth area, where hospital leaders empowered doctors to intervene before patients’ conditions worsened, it rose 29%.
(Published May)
In the Dallas-Fort Worth area, where hospital leaders empowered doctors to intervene before patients’ conditions worsened, it rose 29%.
(Published May)
Why Hospital Policies Matter in States That Ban Abortion
Our first-of-its-kind data analysis found that a seismic split emerged in how medical institutions in Texas' two largest metro areas, Houston and Dallas, treated miscarrying patients — and in their ou...
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November 18, 2025 at 4:00 AM
The rate of sepsis in Houston surged 63% after Texas banned abortion.
In the Dallas-Fort Worth area, where hospital leaders empowered doctors to intervene before patients’ conditions worsened, it rose 29%.
(Published May)
In the Dallas-Fort Worth area, where hospital leaders empowered doctors to intervene before patients’ conditions worsened, it rose 29%.
(Published May)
Dear MAGAs&Menshes, The country’s power brokers already met in the @whitehouse-47.bsky.social this week with plans to thwart @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social ‘s NYC agenda. “People vote at the city level, billionaires decide on the federal level and the governor exerts its veto power.” #EliseStefanik
November 18, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Dear MAGAs&Menshes, The country’s power brokers already met in the @whitehouse-47.bsky.social this week with plans to thwart @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social ‘s NYC agenda. “People vote at the city level, billionaires decide on the federal level and the governor exerts its veto power.” #EliseStefanik
Nurses turning care into power. Nearly 300 readers opened this week’s Nurses on the Hill. Meet the nurse leaders shaping US Policy from Congress to community. #nurseleadership #nursesonthehill open.substack.com/pub/andreaba...
The New Face of Nurse Leadership
From Capitol Hill to state Capitols, a new generation of nurses is turning care into policy — and trust into power.
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November 10, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Nurses turning care into power. Nearly 300 readers opened this week’s Nurses on the Hill. Meet the nurse leaders shaping US Policy from Congress to community. #nurseleadership #nursesonthehill open.substack.com/pub/andreaba...
From Congress to state houses, nurses are turning care into policy—& trust into power. Meet the nurse-legislators shaping today’s health reforms & the candidates preparing to join them. open.substack.com/pub/andreaba...
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The New Face of Nurse Leadership
From Capitol Hill to state Capitols, a new generation of nurses is turning care into policy — and trust into power.
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November 6, 2025 at 1:19 AM
From Congress to state houses, nurses are turning care into policy—& trust into power. Meet the nurse-legislators shaping today’s health reforms & the candidates preparing to join them. open.substack.com/pub/andreaba...
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The Justice Department locked two federal prosecutors out of their devices and placed them on leave after they wrote in a court filing that on Jan. 6, 2021, “thousands of people comprising a mob of rioters attacked the U.S. Capitol.”
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DOJ Puts Prosecutors On Leave For Accurately Describing Jan. 6 Attack
Read more here.
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October 30, 2025 at 1:03 PM
The Justice Department locked two federal prosecutors out of their devices and placed them on leave after they wrote in a court filing that on Jan. 6, 2021, “thousands of people comprising a mob of rioters attacked the U.S. Capitol.”
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This issue of Nurses on the Hill looks at what happens when advocacy and science meet on the same streets — and how nurses keep both conversations alive. #NurseBluesky #NurseLeadership open.substack.com/pub/andreaba...
Inside the Momentum: Nursing and Our Nation in Motion
Takeaways from the National Academy of Medicine, FNINR, and the American Academy of Nursing policy gatherings—and the civic energy beyond them.
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October 29, 2025 at 3:05 PM
This issue of Nurses on the Hill looks at what happens when advocacy and science meet on the same streets — and how nurses keep both conversations alive. #NurseBluesky #NurseLeadership open.substack.com/pub/andreaba...
Sometimes a night of music says everything about where we are going. substack.com/@andreabarol...
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Not my usual Nurses on the Hill fare — but sometimes a night of music says everything about what keeps us going. #ArtAndLife
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October 20, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Sometimes a night of music says everything about where we are going. substack.com/@andreabarol...
In the fragile pause of the Gaza–Israel ceasefire, nurses remain on the frontlines—tending wounds, comforting families, and holding hope when politics falters. open.substack.com/pub/andreaba...
When the Air Falls Quiet: Nurses on the Frontlines of the Gaza–Israel Ceasefire
As the guns fall silent, the sound of human hands at work returns — lifting the wounded, preparing IV lines, restocking bandages. For many medical workers, the ceasefire has brought hope and relief.
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October 14, 2025 at 8:20 PM
In the fragile pause of the Gaza–Israel ceasefire, nurses remain on the frontlines—tending wounds, comforting families, and holding hope when politics falters. open.substack.com/pub/andreaba...
One of the biggest #bombshells this week: the @SenateGOP got ruffled over reports their records were subpoenaed. Could some or all of those senators be tied to the Trump cases running out of time the way they did? I would think 8 senators banding together to thwart a court case could get it done.
October 8, 2025 at 6:26 PM
One of the biggest #bombshells this week: the @SenateGOP got ruffled over reports their records were subpoenaed. Could some or all of those senators be tied to the Trump cases running out of time the way they did? I would think 8 senators banding together to thwart a court case could get it done.
Shutdowns come and go, but the discoveries and leadership NINR fosters endure. substack.com/@andreabarol...
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Just published: my latest Nurses on the Hill. NINR turns 40, and the celebration carried a powerful message about resolve in uncertain times. Quick highlights + photos inside.
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October 3, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Shutdowns come and go, but the discoveries and leadership NINR fosters endure. substack.com/@andreabarol...
Big season for nursing voices-awards, Hill meetings, national spotlights. This week I’m highlighting an inspiring nurse leader. From her Baby Steps program (helping families home from the NICU) to policy talks in DC, she shows how nursing expertise changes lives. substack.com/home/post/p-...
Nurses on the Hill | Andrea Barol | Substack
Nurses on the Hill explores where nursing, policy, and politics meet. I share clear insights on the debates shaping U.S. healthcare and highlight nurses driving change through research, advocacy, and ...
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September 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Big season for nursing voices-awards, Hill meetings, national spotlights. This week I’m highlighting an inspiring nurse leader. From her Baby Steps program (helping families home from the NICU) to policy talks in DC, she shows how nursing expertise changes lives. substack.com/home/post/p-...
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Harvard University says it has started receiving notices that many federal grants halted by the Trump administration will be reinstated after a federal judge ruled that the cuts were illegal.
Trump administration takes first steps to restore Harvard’s funding, but money isn’t flowing yet | CNN
Harvard University says it has started receiving notices that many federal grants halted by the Trump administration will be reinstated after a federal judge ruled that the cuts were illegal.
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September 11, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Harvard University says it has started receiving notices that many federal grants halted by the Trump administration will be reinstated after a federal judge ruled that the cuts were illegal.
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Melinda French Gates’ Pivotal Ventures and Wellcome Leap commit $100M to accelerate women’s health research and close long-overlooked gaps worldwide.
Melinda French Gates Backs $100 Million Bet On Women’s Health Breakthroughs
Melinda French Gates’ Pivotal Ventures and Wellcome Leap commit $100M to accelerate women’s health research and close long-overlooked gaps worldwide.
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September 10, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Melinda French Gates’ Pivotal Ventures and Wellcome Leap commit $100M to accelerate women’s health research and close long-overlooked gaps worldwide.
Want to see how nurses are making their voices heard in government? Don’t miss this September 22nd webinar with nurse state legislators sharing their journey from practice to policy. Register here: columbiacuimc.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
September 8, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Want to see how nurses are making their voices heard in government? Don’t miss this September 22nd webinar with nurse state legislators sharing their journey from practice to policy. Register here: columbiacuimc.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Federal officials have agreed to restore health- and science-related webpages and data following a lawsuit settlement with doctors' groups and other organizations who sued.
Trump administration agrees to restore health websites and data
Federal officials have agreed to restore health- and science-related webpages and data following a lawsuit settlement with doctors' groups and other organizations.
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September 6, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Federal officials have agreed to restore health- and science-related webpages and data following a lawsuit settlement with doctors' groups and other organizations who sued.
#Xi & Putin were talking healthcare policy today-no surprise their plan is to live forever. Putin mused he’ll just keep getting transplants. It’s BenjButton meets Frankenstein. Meanwhile, transplants only work because skilled teams, w/nurses at the cater to monitor every beat.1/2
September 3, 2025 at 7:09 PM
#Xi & Putin were talking healthcare policy today-no surprise their plan is to live forever. Putin mused he’ll just keep getting transplants. It’s BenjButton meets Frankenstein. Meanwhile, transplants only work because skilled teams, w/nurses at the cater to monitor every beat.1/2
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More than 1,000 current and former employees of the US Department of Health and Human Services wrote a letter to Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday, arguing that his leadership has “put the health of all Americans at risk” and demanding his resignation.
HHS employees demand RFK Jr. resign for ‘compromising the health of this nation’ | CNN
More than 1,000 current and former employees of the US Department of Health and Human Services wrote a letter to Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday, arguing that his leadership has “put the ...
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September 3, 2025 at 10:31 AM
More than 1,000 current and former employees of the US Department of Health and Human Services wrote a letter to Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday, arguing that his leadership has “put the health of all Americans at risk” and demanding his resignation.
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RFK Jr. will face "hard questions" over CDC shakeup, according to Thune.
The Senate majority leader expressed frustration over the firings of recently confirmed officials.
The Senate majority leader expressed frustration over the firings of recently confirmed officials.
RFK Jr. will face ‘hard questions’ over CDC shakeup, Thune says
The Senate majority leader expressed frustration over the firings of recently confirmed officials.
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September 3, 2025 at 4:18 PM
RFK Jr. will face "hard questions" over CDC shakeup, according to Thune.
The Senate majority leader expressed frustration over the firings of recently confirmed officials.
The Senate majority leader expressed frustration over the firings of recently confirmed officials.
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“Nurses know what our communities need. Let’s elect one into office. Support Andrea Cazales, PhD, RN - #nurseTwitter #NursesInPolitics
August 1, 2025 at 1:37 PM
“Nurses know what our communities need. Let’s elect one into office. Support Andrea Cazales, PhD, RN - #nurseTwitter #NursesInPolitics