1. Presents…

2. Raise the Voice is a program funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and created by the American Academy of Nursing (AAN) to highlight how nurses can help transform America’s health care system Nurses have the solutions to turn our nation’s expensive, fragmented and inaccessible health care system into one that is safe, effective, affordable and personalized.

3. Raise the Voice has documented powerful examples of research-based solutions developed by Nurse Edge Runners that tackle serious health care challenges such as the uninsured, rising costs of care and health disparities If adopted nationally, these programs could increase the efficiency of the health care system while reducing costs

4. Some examples: –Evercare – A program developed by two nurse practitioners that serves people who have long-term or advanced illness, are older or have disabilities. The program overcame fragmentation in the health care system, reduced emergency treatments and hospitalizations and lowered costs to Medicare and Medicaid. It was so successful it has been adopted in 35 states and is now serving more than 120,000 people.

5. –Nurse-Family Partnership – A home visitation program that provides care via a registered nurse to first-time mothers for the first two years of a child’s life. The program improves pregnancy outcomes, child health and development, and the economic self- sufficiency of the family. It returns an estimated $2.88 per dollar invested and has been adopted in 23 states nationwide. –APN Transitional Care Model – A transitional care program led by advanced practice nurses (APNs) working in conjunction with a patient’s entire health care team to ensure a smooth transition from hospital to home. The program improves post-discharge outcomes, lowering rates of re-hospitalization and thereby reducing costs. A four-year trial resulted in a savings of approximately $5,000 per Medicare patient.

6. Raise the Voice has been featured in numerous print and online publications nationwide, including: the Patriot-News (PA), State Journal Register (IL), Courier-Journal (KY), Modern Healthcare, Washington Times, New York Times blog, Health Affairs blog and an ad in The Hill

7. Raise the Voice Advisory Council: –The Honorable Donna E. Shalala President, University of Miami Former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Chair, Raise the Voice Advisory Council –Erik Joh, Esq. Gertrude E Skelly Charitable Foundation Co-Chair, Raise the Voice Advisory Council –Kathryn Brown Senior Vice President Public Policy Development & Corporate Responsibility, Verizon –Louis Burns Vice President & General Manager, Digital Health Group, Intel –Susan Dentzer Editor-in-Chief, Health Affairs –Linda Golodner President Emeritus, National Consumers League –Andrea Higham Director, the Johnson & Johnson Campaign for Nursing's Future, Johnson & Johnson –Michael C. Howe Howe Associates Former CEO MinuteClinic –Randall Krakauer, MD, FACP, FACR Head of Medicare Medical Management, Aetna –Nancy A. LeaMond Executive Vice President, Social Impact, AARP –Mark B. McClellan, MD, PhD Director, Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform, The Brookings Institution –Irene Natividad President, Global Summit of Women –David Nexon Senior Executive Vice President, AdvaMed –Samuel Nussbaum, MD Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, WellPoint –Richard Pettingill Chief Executive Officer, Allina Hospitals & Clinics –Corinne H. Rieder, EdD Executive Director and Treasurer, The John A. Hartford Foundation –Hal F. Rosenbluth Senior Vice President, Walgreens –The Honorable Pat Schroeder President and CEO, Association of American Publishers Former Member of Congress –The Honorable Louis Stokes Senior Counsel, Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, LLP Former Member of Congress –The Honorable Louis W. Sullivan, MD President Emeritus, Morehouse School of Medicine Former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services –Reed V. Tuckson, MD, FACP Executive Vice President and Chief of Medical Affairs, UnitedHealth Group

8. AAN Key Partners –Center to Champion Nursing in America –Coalition for Health Funding –Connected Nation –Divided We Fail with AARP –The Eldercare Workforce Alliance –Friends of HRSA –Health IT Now Coalition –National Health Council –National Quality Forum –Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease –Research!America

9. Without significant input and direct involvement of nurse leaders, real health reform cannot take place For more information on Raise the Voice please contact the American Academy of Nursing: Web: www.aannet.orgwww.aannet.org Phone: 202-777-1170 Mail: 888 17 th Street, NW, Suite 800 Washington, DC 20006