kinesjl

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1. FCCJ Fall '09???

   kinesjl replied to serendipity123's topic in Florida

   I received my acceptance letter yesterday. Orientation is August 17th.

2. FCCJ Fall '09???

   kinesjl replied to serendipity123's topic in Florida

   I think we should be hearing something around the second or third week of July. Good luck to you.

3. How Will Universal Health Care Change Nursing?

   kinesjl replied to arelle68's topic in General Nursing

   On a per-person basis Medicare's administrative costs are actually higher than those of private insurance--this despite the fact that private insurance companies do incur several categories of costs that do not apply to Medicare. If recent cost histo...

4. How Will Universal Health Care Change Nursing?

   kinesjl replied to arelle68's topic in General Nursing

   That part is rather simple, significant cuts in pay and ample increase in workload.

5. How Will Universal Health Care Change Nursing?

   kinesjl replied to arelle68's topic in General Nursing

   In many ways Canadian health care is less centralized and regulated then the current U.S. system despite Universal coverage.Furthermore, all current U.S. health care reform proposals would only increase this level of centralization, along with all of...

6. FCCJ Fall '09???

   kinesjl replied to serendipity123's topic in Florida

   I'm hoping my 223.12 points is enough but I'm not taking anything for granted.

7. How Will Universal Health Care Change Nursing?

   kinesjl replied to arelle68's topic in General Nursing

   The Kennedy-Dodd legislation would provide new insurance premium discounts to households with incomes below 500 percent of the federal poverty line. These subsidies would be phased in slowly over a number of years. Total federal costs for the program...

8. How Will Universal Health Care Change Nursing?

   kinesjl replied to arelle68's topic in General Nursing

   Do you realize that the governemnt does not create wealth? Every penny spent by the government is a penny appropiated through taxation. If it wasn't for the disgusting profits of those evil corporations, not only would our government collapse, but he...

9. How Will Universal Health Care Change Nursing?

   kinesjl replied to arelle68's topic in General Nursing

   The failing Massachusetts experiment, like the failed Clinton health plan of 1994, relies on coercion, mandates, price controls, and government rationing. If comprehensive health-care reform happens in 2009, it will follow suit — and perhaps go even ...

10. How Will Universal Health Care Change Nursing?

    kinesjl replied to arelle68's topic in General Nursing

    None of us has health insurance, really. If you develop a long-term condition such as heart disease or cancer, and if you then lose your job or are divorced, you can lose your health insurance. You now have a preexisting condition, and insurance will...

11. How Will Universal Health Care Change Nursing?

    kinesjl replied to arelle68's topic in General Nursing

    Universal health insurance does not mean universal access to care. In practice, many countries promise universal coverage but ration care or have extremely long waiting lists for treatment. For example, at any given time, 750,000 Britons are waiting...

12. How Will Universal Health Care Change Nursing?

    kinesjl replied to arelle68's topic in General Nursing

    On the contrary, the state models, such as Massachusetts, which are often cited as a blueprint for health care reform, provide ample evidence of the pitfalls of governement health care. Although the state has reduced the number of residents without ...

13. FCCJ Fall '09???

    kinesjl replied to serendipity123's topic in Florida

    Submitted my application last week with 223 points, I hope its enough. . .