A giant pair of blue hands extended skyward as I ran through Portland’s Waterfront Park Saturday morning. Curious, I adjusted … More
Tag: health care reform
Health Care Reform: Stop Raining on the Parade
The parade barely passed by and confetti was still strewn on the streets, when insurance corporations went looking for loopholes in the Health Care Reform … More
If They Could See What Nurses See: Health Care Reform Passes
I wish declaring war on Iraq had stirred the same amount of energy which Health Care Reform has. Each endeavor involves spending huge sums of money and pivots … More
Health Insurance Industry Appears Recession Proof in Today’s Economy
Despite a projected staffing shortage, recent news reports suggest that nursing jobs aren’t as recession proof as originally thought. Apparently, ladies and gentlemen, nurses … More
NYT Well Blog Post: When the Patient Can’t Afford the Care
Dr. Pauline Chen posts about When the Patient Can’t Afford the Care on the New York Times Well Blog. Medical schools have … More
Who’s Flying the Plane?
Perhaps a change of nomenclature is needed in health care. Physicians should be called Pilots, and nurses renamed First Officers, like in the airline industry, which … More
Off the Chart Gives Nod to Blog Post
JParadisi RN’s blog post, A Metaphor: Health Care Reform on Life Support, was mentioned yesterday on the American Journal of … More
A Metaphor: Health Care Reform on Life Support
The idea that the Health Care Reform bill is on life support is disappointing, but not surprising. It was admitted in a weakened … More
Health Care Reform? What the…..??????
Senator Max Baucus (D) Montana, along with five other “architects” is writing compromise legislature for Health Care Reform, which includes financially … More
Drawing Lessons: Sideways Perspective,Dishwashers & Forks III
A doctor mentioned that if health care reform occurs, he will not make enough money to pay off his … More
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