The Commission for Nursing Reimbursement launched in response to the nationwide concerns of nursing staffing shortages and will be working to change the way that Medicare reimburses health care systems for the valuable care that nurses do. The Commission aims to evaluate, review and make recommendations to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services on how to improve the current model of payment for nursing services within the hospitals and others. The Commission will be working alongside nursing organizations and partnering with healthcare groups across the nation to propose a solution to Congress that takes into account the needs of the more than 5 million nurses in America today and seeks to reduce the high cost of quality healthcare.