Nurses have influenced the establishment of new legislation to improve healthcaredelivery through advocacy. An example of legislation resulting from nursing advocacy is the NoSurprise Act (NSA) of 2020. Nurses advocated for the implementation of the NSA to protectpatients from excessive medical bills. This law prohibits certain billing practices that increasemedical expenses. The NSA also requires providers to inform patients of the expected medicalcosts (American Medical Association, 2023). Providers should inform patients how much theywill be billed for a particular service instead of surprising them with medical bills. The law alsoestablishes the federal Independent Dispute Resolution (IDR) process to settle billing disputesbetween providers and insurers when there is no state law to resolve the dispute. NSA has helpedto reduce medical costs by ensuring patients are not charged excessively for treatment andpreventive care services. Nurses have also played a crucial role in implementing the law byadvocating for patients to ensure they receive healthcare services at affordable costs.

Nurses should continue advocating for this policy to ensure it is implemented in healthcare practice. Nurses can continue advocating for this policy by sensitizing other policymakers about issues in healthcare practice (Myers, 2020). Therefore, they should educate other legislators in Congress and the Senate about increasing medical costs and how the NSA helps to solve this problem. Nurses should also inform other legislators how high medical costs contribute to health disparities in populations. In addition, nurse advocates can work with other nursing organizations like the American Nurses Association (ANA) to support the implementation of this policy. Nursing organizations provide a platform for nurses to engage in leadership and advocacy roles. They also unite nurses, giving them a stronger voice to advocate for better healthcare practice.