Comment on CMS-2026-1256-0002

Summary: The American Nurses Association (ANA) supports the proposed rule but urges CMS to include nurses on operating room procedure panels, maintain current severity levels for social determinants of health and malnutrition measures, and include midwives in birthing-friendly hospital designations. They also advocate for using the term "practitioner" consistently and support the addition of a sepsis measure to the hospital readmission reduction program.