Actor, Ed Asner explains what your health care premiums pay for–and a lot of it's not health care. About 30% goes to paperwork, advertising, lobbyists, obscene executive salaries, and profiteering. That's why we need single payer, California OneCare.
RN HEROES...
Ordinary nurses do extraordinary things!
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Patient with Kathy Readon, RN
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Kathy Reardon, RN, Helps Haiti Earthquake Victims
Massachusetts RN Kathy Reardon was stationed at a hospital in Milot, a small town 70 miles from the capital, where she wrote in her diary every day.
Saturday, January 30, 2010
Today was a very long day—we worked from 8:30 a.m. to 12 midnight. We heard choppers overhead all day.
Sunday, January 31, 2010
I’m trying to keep my sense of humor about me. The people are very nice and grateful for whatever you do for them. We supply most of the water. But there’s so many family members and they’re taking it too. More
How to Help Our Haiti Relief Effort Ongoing:
Martha Kuhl, Childrens Hospital RN and CNA/NNOC Treasurer.
Fighting for patients against insurance abuse
CNA/NNOC Treasurer Martha Kuhl, RN addresses reporters at a press conference March 2 hosted by CNA/NNOC and Consumer Watchdog announcing a consumer suit against Anthem Blue Cross for violating state law in predatory pricing practices. "There is nothing worse as a nurse than seeing a parent facing a child with a deadly disease being denied care, and having to scramble to get care for their child," Kuhl said. "Today's lawsuit is just the beginning of what is going to have to be much more profound change in healthcare in California," said Consumer Watchdog founder Harvey Rosenfield, calling California's consumer protection laws "some of the worst in the nation."
Consumer group sues Anthem Blue Cross over policy changes LA Times 03/02/10
California Insurers Denied Over 26% of All Claims in 2009
Press Release 02/25/10
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Health Information Technology:
Panacea or Trojan Horse?
Many healthcare reform proponents claim that new health information technologies (HIT) are the medicine for what ails us, that they will contain costs by increasing efficiency. Why is this claim so frequently repeated despite contradiction by the Congressional Budget Office? This class will examine the interests that stand to gain from broad adoption of HIT. (Oct. 15, 2009 - Mar. 30, 2010)
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By the Institute for Health & Socio-Economic Policy
H1N1 Updates For RNs
As the H1N1 (swine influenza) pandemic escalates in our facilities and our communities, the CNA/NNOC Board of Directors has adopted a position statement on the role of the RN in combating H1N1 and protecting our patients and ourselves, and a policy statement on whether the H1N1 vaccine should be mandatory for RNs. We also remain very concerned about the ongoing gaps and failures of many hospitals to provide adequate safety precautions for patients, families, nurses, and other healthcare workers. Please read and share links below:
The economic crisis hits home for RNs!
Facing layoffs, hiring freezes, or budget cuts?
An RN program for troubled times:
