Obamacare: are you for it, against it, or unsure?

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I am just curious how the nurses on here feel about it. What is your vote? Do you think obamacare will be good or bad for our country? How will it affect nurses?

Specializes in ICU.
My husband and I (both RNs in California) are totally against it. RNs are going to get their wages cut, hospitals will go bankrupt and close, lay off more RNs, MDs are leaving medicine because of "Obamacare"...the healthcare industry is spiraling down in a toilet bowl.

Now we have to cater even more to these idiots that abuse the system. You can find them hanging around your local ER.

Good job Obama. Now our hourly wages will go from $60 to $24 because of the failures we call Medicare/Medicaid. Additionally, he is funding more money towards nursing schools WHEN THERE IS NO NURSING SHORTAGE. ALL YOU NEW GRADS WHO THINK YOU HAVE IT BAD NOW...JUST WAIT. IT'LL ONLY GET WORSE.

We worked hard to get where we are now. I'll skip the whole "I went into nursing because I wanted to help people" and blah blah blah and cut straight to the point. Aside from that, we are also in it for personal satisfaction and professional growth. We are proud to be RNs and are damn good at what we do.

Patient care is going to suffer. MDs will want a relationship with their patient without the federal government in the way. Socialized medicine does not work. God help us all.

Must be nice to make $60/hr!! I make

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Heck, the highest I ever made was $18/hour. $60/hour--really? Wow. I'd "settle" for $24/hour. I know it's a huge pay cut, but don't be griping when I'm seeing job postings for LPNs "competitive salary" at $10/hour.

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Must be nice to make $60/hr!! I make

Come to the Bay Area and work the NOC shift at a hospital for the shift differential :-). I have to add that cost of living is very high here. The median price of a home where we live is $530,000. It used to be $710,000 a few years back.

Hurry, before it changes lol

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Specializes in Dialysis.

I know.....I saw $60 and my eyes nearly popped out of my head! I've been a RN for 11 years and am way closer to 24 than 60! I do have to add that I make decent money for my low cost of living area in Indiana

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I know.....I saw $60 and my eyes nearly popped out of my head! I've been a RN for 11 years and am way closer to 24 than 60! I do have to add that I make decent money for my low cost of living area in Indiana

I worked as an Lvn for awhile prior to getting my RN and I was making $28. The Bay Area is one of the highest paying nursing salaries in the nation. Minimum wage in San Jose just raised to $10.

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