Nurses Anticipate Presidential Speech
Nurse.com asks leaders of five nursing organizations what they hope to hear about healthcare from President Obama during his State of the Union address.
Healthcare Reform: Physicians Foresee Greater Role for NPs
A national physicians survey links two fears doctors have about healthcare reform: Their pay will go down and quality of care will deteriorate. They also think nurse practitioners and physician assistants will have to administer a greater portion of care.
Health Plans Primer for Nurses
Healthcare reforms that went into effect in September under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act have opened questions about what insurance plans cover under the new law. Here's a quick primer to help you help your patients understand some of their options under healthcare reform
Healthcare Reform Offers Opportunities for Nurses
While nurses may disagree with the provisions of healthcare reform, nurse leaders and policy analysts predict the new law will create opportunities for nurses in all areas of education and practice.
Obama to speak on legality of drone program
May 19, 2013
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Obama's speech will be an attempt to fulfill his State of the Union pledge to be more'' transparent'' with the public about the controversial drone program that has become the...
Aide: Obama learned about IRS from news accounts
May 19, 2013
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Speaking Sunday on CNN's'' State of the Union,'' Dan Pfeiffer says the White House counsel's office learned of the IRS inspector general's investigation in late April, but...
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President Obama delivered this year's State of the Union to Congress on Jan. 25. View the recorded video here, as well as the GOP and Tea Party responses.
If you'd like to delve deeper into what the president said in his address, read the official White House transcript. Then see what an independent fact checker found.
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Harkin blocks health care nominee
April 26, 2013
| DesMoinesRegister.com
Harkin wants to protect $15 billion in a trust fund that was created with the federal health care reform law and is supposed to pay for wellness and disease-prevention programs....
Obama Aide Does Sunday Show Marathon
May 20, 2013
| FishbowlDC
During his TV tour, Pfeiffer was grilled on questions that have been raised over the past week during his tour of shows, which included ABC's'' This Week,'' NBC's'' Meet the Press,'' CBS's'' Face the Nation,'' Fox News''' Fox News Sunday'' and CNN's'' State of the Union ...
No compromise in sight, health care deal likely dead
May 01, 2013
| Naked Politics
Despite promises they would work toward middle ground, House and Senate leaders have been unable to reach agreement on health care reform and the session has only two days left....
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