An August 2013 Kaiser Health Tracking Poll revealed “more than four-in-ten Americans think the new health care law has been repealed, overturned in court or are just unsure whether it remains the law.” The same amount of people surveyed stated... Read More
With all the “latest and greatest” in health care today, the industry stands to learn a lot from other areas of business. Here’s what the Institute of Medicine recommends.... Read More
You don’t pay $55 for a dozen eggs do you? How about $48 for a gallon of milk? Maybe a nice chunk of change – $134 – for one dozen oranges? Of course not. That’s ridiculous. Well, according to the... Read More
Article: Staiger, D. O., Auerbach, D. I., & Buerhaus, P. I. (2012). Registered nurse labor supply and the recession. – Are we in a bubble? New England Journal of Medicine, published online ahead of print March 21, 2012. Big Idea:... Read More
A new report from the International Federation of Health Plans compares health care costs among countries; to no surprise, health costs within the U.S. exceed all other countries for 22 of the 23 services included in the survey. For example,... Read More
Undergraduate and graduate nursing students, break keep out the pen and paper laptops and iPads. A great thought on the next steps of health reform and no more than 1,000 words could mean a win for you. And a win... Read More
The Kaiser Family Foundation provides unbiased information on health policy. It’s a great resource; they’ve proved why yet again. Still don’t understand the Affordable Care Act (aka “health reform law”)? Check out this cartoon. Yes, cartoon. Score!... Read More
The First Lady of the United States (FLOTUS), Mrs. Michelle Obama, held a nurse-only conference call today specific to the Affordable Care Act. She expressed her gratitude to nurses for stepping in and being change when needed, such as now.... Read More