future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health”. With nurses being the majority of the healthcare workforce, they are encouraged to lead the charge on changes in the healthcare system. This report discusses the effects of safe, effective and affordable care rendered at the primary level. Nurses can further this initiative by taking their education to the next level, which will allow stronger leadership roles and in turn will lead directly to improved care at the primary level. Transforming Practice
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A Research Paper on The United States’ Health Care Policy Patient Protection Affordable Care Act (PPACA) I. Delineation and overview of policy under analysis a.) What is the policy to be analyzed? The policy to be analyzed is the Patient Protection Affordable Care Act (PPACA) or colloquially referred to as Obamacare. The PPACA Bill was passed into law after Barack Obama signed it on March 23, 2010. However, it should be noted that specific provisions in the law is designed to be effective
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quality care, reduce medical errors and increase patient safety. In order to achieve these goals the group focuses the need to advance nursing education, nursing practice and nursing leadership. In healthcare nursing is considered one of the most versatile occupations with many different career pathways, a broadening scope of practice and increasing number of responsibilities. Nurses are considered to be the central part of the healthcare system to provide high quality and safe patient care. We
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issues of the last couple years and perhaps the signature piece of legislation of President Barack Obama's time in office is the passing of the Affordable Care Act. I favored the passage of this into law because I found it criminal that a country so powerful and wealthy could simply allow its citizens to die because they couldn't afford medical care. I served this country with honor in the United States Marine Corps and this wasn't the country that I fought for. Understandably, there were a good
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Millions of Americans are having trouble getting the proper care that is needed due to the lack of health insurance. This leaves a wide range of people uninsured and out searching for cheaper alternatives for receiving the proper medical attention. Thousands of people get turned away from hospitals and clinics daily because they can’t afford health insurance. ObamaCare health insurance plan is medical system that is very much needed in the United States of America. It will help a great deal of people
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SOCIAL POLICY OBAMA CARE Obama care is the unofficial name for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act which was signed into law on MARCH 23, 2010. Effective January 1, 2014, Obamacare requires all eligible individuals, including children, to have health insurance. Failure to be insured can trigger a penalty fee of $ 95 per adult and $47.50 per child in 2014. If you have individual coverage but your dependent children aren’t insured, you can still face penalties on them. No one
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Texas’ Decision Should Texas have Medicaid or not? Texas has decided to refuse expansion of the Medicaid program under the Federal Affordable Texas Law. Now, the huge question remains, “Has Texas made the right decisions or did Texas move to fasting the decision making? “Medicaid helps the lower class families with the cost of Medicaid bills, but Medicaid is fun by states where coverage may vary. In an article “Texas”, Texas had 83.7% of people who participated in Medicaid in the year of 2015. There
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Health Care Organizational Report Health care has been a buzzing topic in the news since the re-election of President Barack Obama. The new changes known as Obamacare states that in 2014, all citizens must be insured, one way or the other. This policy rolled out on October 2, 2013. Today, citizens are urged to log in and search for a health care insurance plan. Although there is much speculation about the pros and cons of this policy, Americans waited in line, made calls, and logged into the health
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ObamaCare vs. RomneyCare: Is There Really a Difference? Before the passage of the Affordable Care Act in 2010, there were over 50 million people in the United States who did not have health insurance coverage. Governor Mitt Romney says that the health care plan he passed in Massachusetts, known as “RomneyCare” is fundamentally different than “ObamaCare” and will end up becoming a nationwide health care system forced upon the American people. Are the two plans really that different? The 2012 Presidential
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Trader Joe’s Trader Joe’s who’s grocery store chain has been known for its affordable prices, unique food and friendly staff continues to be ranked as one of the most ethical companies in the U.S. Due to recent changes in our governments healthcare system, there was a moment in 2013 that the company faced a dilemma that involved deciding whether or not to change their part-time employees health benefits. For years, Trader Joe’s has offered healthcare coverage to its part-time employees at
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