more jobs with new universal health care?

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I have heard that once more people have access to health care, as the universal health care rolls around, there will be more jobs available and it will be easier for nurses to find jobs. What is your take on that??:confused:

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Not sure why you are having a problem finding work, I get hired on the spot here in NY.

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New grads in FL are not being hired right now! :(

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Specializes in NICU.

Well you just may be a lucky one because I live in NY, I've been looking for work since January, and NOTHING.

To the OP: if logic follows then that is a possibility. If more people have access to health care, that will increase the demand. If there is a demand, then medical facilities will have to supply the staff the keep up with the demand. Only way to tell is play the wait-n-see game.

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Specializes in LTC, AL, Corrections, Home health.

Just FYI, with the current bill past we still won't have universal healthcare and even those measures won't go into effect for a couple of years. But with more people covered, it would make sense that it would raise the demand for those with providing such services. But my guess, not to be synical, is that at the end of the day us working in the field will be the one's getting shafted, with increased patient ratio and the like.

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My experience with increased use of services is that first they run the staff they have into the ground. If the demand stays high for long period of time then they increase staff and bed capacity. I actually posted a couple of times here saying, "why are they cutting staff and closing hospitals, don't they know they are going to need that extra capacity down the road". Then I said to myself, "why do you even think that you when know how management operates, how many times have you been run into the ground while they dragged their feet about hiring". So the short answer to you question is "yes". However, hiring maybe down the road a ways. Some health care management might actually start increasing right away to get ready. Most will probably hire once they are sure the staff will be needed. PS the recently passed health care bill is far from "universal".

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Specializes in ED.
Not sure why you are having a problem finding work, I get hired on the spot here in NY.

lucky you then, try telling that to a lot of new grads today who cant find jobs and see how theyll react :eek:

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Specializes in cardiac, ICU, education.

You may be able to find jobs easier, but according to a number of research articles, US nurses have a higher income than any other country. So although more jobs may be created, the pay may go down. Pure speculation based on what has happened in other universal health care countries, however.

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You may be able to find jobs easier, but according to a number of research articles, US nurses have a higher income than any other country. So although more jobs may be created, the pay may go down. Pure speculation based on what has happened in other universal health care countries, however.

u r right, Md's salaries went way down in Brazil when universal HC was implemented.

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Specializes in EC, IMU, LTAC.
u r right, Md's salaries went way down in Brazil when universal HC was implemented.

I'm wondering about the hidden variables. With universal healthcare, would one still have to hire special staff to wrangle with insurance companies and turn unpaid bills into tax writeoffs?

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Specializes in Medicine, Surgery, Critical Care.

I do not think so. Right now hospitals are trying their best to SAVE money which means trimming the fat and unfilled vacancies if units are functioning "ok". The more the government gets involved with reimbursement the more money hospitals loose. I work for a nonprofit. I can tell you on an admin side we are trying to save because of Medicare/Medicaid rules and changes to our reimbursement. (Which means third party payers follow suit) It is NOT good people!

ETA: My brother is in medical school and his proffs are already telling them to expect 1. 20% cut in pay 2. Less time for loans to be in forebarrence. Eeeek not good we all know cutting corners=cutting quality of care!

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I live in MA where universal care has been implemented for several years. '

Positions have decreased and salaries have gone down.

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