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Socialized Medicine...what will happen if Obama changes the US health care system like he says he will and turns it into socialized medicine or something similar? What will the ramifications be for us nurses?

From The American Prospect: Indeed, we have brand new data. The Commonwealth Fund just released a broad survey collecting health care attitudes and experiences from patients in Australia, Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Here are summaries of some of the findings: 1. We spend the most. We spend more than ...

I decided to start a new thread because the others take a completely different spin. I am by no means well versed on this subject, but from my limited understanding universal healthcare isn't a bad thing. I personally do not mind paying higher taxes if my healthcare is already paid for. I'm a student now, but when I did have health insurance I rarely went to the doctor becuase of the ...

I am simply amazed at how shallow a lot of we nurses have become. I graduated from nursing school in 1974 and was taught that nurses were the bravest working people on the face of the earth! We are not afraid to touch, care for, or assist anyone back to heahth; we do respect the diseases we come in contact with and use iniversal precautions to the best of our ability. I guess that is why I ...

For those interested in the power, politics, and profit of medical and disability insurance, have a gander at this report. http://www.projectcensored.org/Health_Study_Final. pdf I'm already an advocate of a well-regulated, single-payer health insurance system. This report strengthens that belief. The issue is not simple, to be sure, but the status quo just seems so wrong on ...

Originally Posted by Iam46yearsold Are you angry about something Of course we all read the book, It was required reading back then. um no...just a quick internet lesson...lol=laughing out loud...i'm not angry...just laughing Mex

Falling Behind: Americans' Access to Medical Care Deteriorates The number and proportion of Americans reporting going without or delaying needed medical care increased sharply between 2003 and 2007, according to findings from the Center for Studying Health System Change’s (HSC) nationally representative 2007 Health Tracking Household Survey. One in five Americans—59 million ...

Amen This is just I wanted to say but you said it with elegance. Anything the gov runs already is broken except for their own health & retirement plans thank you for the input. Most of us nurses are care givers & have the need fix & repair, but do not look @ how the long term will effect us.

I am a big fan of univeral healthcare. HOWEVER, I feel that our new president will need to focus on fixing our deficit first before figuring out how to pay for something so huge. Also, I know that a lot of people are against government involvement. Including me I hate the seatbelt law hehehe. So what if our government got involved in a much smaller way to start out with? What if all ...

Here is a snapshot of the Premiums for Health Care For America: No premium would be required for workers with income below 200 percent of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL); and • Premiums for workers above 200 percent of FPL would be as follows, and would be phased-in based on family income between 200-300 percent of FPL. Family Type Premium ...

Socialized Medicine...what will happen if Obama changes the US health care system like he says he will and turns it into socialized medicine or something similar? What will the ramifications be for us nurses?

For those interested in the power, politics, and profit of medical and disability insurance, have a gander at this report. http://www.projectcensored.org/Health_Study_Final. pdf I'm already an advocate of a well-regulated, single-payer health insurance system. This report strengthens that belief. The issue is not simple, to be sure, but the status quo just seems so wrong on ...

I decided to start a new thread because the others take a completely different spin. I am by no means well versed on this subject, but from my limited understanding universal healthcare isn't a bad thing. I personally do not mind paying higher taxes if my healthcare is already paid for. I'm a student now, but when I did have health insurance I rarely went to the doctor becuase of the ...

I am simply amazed at how shallow a lot of we nurses have become. I graduated from nursing school in 1974 and was taught that nurses were the bravest working people on the face of the earth! We are not afraid to touch, care for, or assist anyone back to heahth; we do respect the diseases we come in contact with and use iniversal precautions to the best of our ability. I guess that is why I ...

From The American Prospect: Indeed, we have brand new data. The Commonwealth Fund just released a broad survey collecting health care attitudes and experiences from patients in Australia, Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Here are summaries of some of the findings: 1. We spend the most. We spend more than ...