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    Clinton Health Plan May Tap Pay

    HM2VikingRN replied to Jolie's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    SS (and other defined benefit pensions) deliver a higher average rate of return than private accounts.
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    Clinton Health Plan May Tap Pay

    HM2VikingRN replied to Jolie's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I think the actuarial model is more expensive administratively. I personally think that a flat rate plan is better from both a financial and a social justice
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    Clinton Health Plan May Tap Pay

    HM2VikingRN replied to Jolie's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    The best way to pay for UHC is to make it a fair sustainable contribution through a combination of payroll tax and VAT. The most specific proposal includes:...
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    care plan!!!

    HM2VikingRN replied to magners's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    aphasia
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    care plan!!!

    HM2VikingRN replied to magners's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    risk for impaired skin integrity risk for injury risk of infection anxiety
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    Universal Health Care... what would this mean...

    HM2VikingRN replied to nurseyNJNYC's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Tort reform has minimal to no effect on health care costs. See: http://www.epi.org/content.cfm/bp174 A much bigger target is administrative simplification. (As well as defining a minimum set of...
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    Universal Health Care... what would this mean...

    HM2VikingRN replied to nurseyNJNYC's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    the french have addressed the problems of chronic illness in a rather unique way: evidence based practice is part of the solution to getting better quality
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    ERs fail as the nation's safety net

    HM2VikingRN replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I think that we really need to work on expanding urgent care hours and sites to more
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    ERs fail as the nation's safety net

    HM2VikingRN replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    No
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    RN-Attention Deficit Disorder-Nonhyperactive

    HM2VikingRN replied to elliejayRN's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    In school I made it a point to do my assessments and then immediately do my charting. I always ask myself "What should I be doing right now?" I always make it a point to ask people about things in...
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    Universal Health Care... what would this mean...

    HM2VikingRN replied to nurseyNJNYC's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I actually don't advocate for adopting a Canadian style system. I think we would be far better served by looking at the countries that do better on average across quality dimensions for ideas on how...
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    Universal Health Care... what would this mean...

    HM2VikingRN replied to nurseyNJNYC's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    There is very little difference in waiting times between the US and
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    Doctor won't back up his telephone orders!

    HM2VikingRN replied to In_Chantress's topic in General Nursing

    Document
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    April Fools- Admission slips

    HM2VikingRN replied to mediatix8's topic in General Nursing

    Reminds me of my wife's sense of
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    PLEASE read. I need help!

    HM2VikingRN replied to heavenly14313's topic in General Nursing

    It was a "need to know' type of violation. Pulling you from the clinical site was appropiate because of the very real risk for boundary violations. That said I don't agree with that type of penalty....
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    Universal Health Care... what would this mean...

    HM2VikingRN replied to nurseyNJNYC's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Zippy, Thanks for your eloquent researched
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    My name is Tweety and I'm an Alcoholic

    HM2VikingRN replied to Tweety's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Tweety thanks so much for sharing your
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    Universal Health Care... what would this mean...

    HM2VikingRN replied to nurseyNJNYC's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    People from the UK and Canada have both posted information to the contrary. Their tax rates are not that much different from
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    Universal Health Care... what would this mean...

    HM2VikingRN replied to nurseyNJNYC's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    See PNHP (pnhp.org) for a discussion about funding streams. Taxes would REPLACE insurance premiums. That with a reduction of administrative costs would lead to decreased costs for
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    Universal Health Care... what would this mean...

    HM2VikingRN replied to nurseyNJNYC's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I had Lasik done in Canada in 2000. I paid $1000 US in Winnipeg vs. what would have cost $4000 in Mpls MN. The primary reason was that in Canada (by law) the medical equipment device maker could not...
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    Universal Health Care... what would this mean...

    HM2VikingRN replied to nurseyNJNYC's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    The VA provides excellent care. I have posted links to an article that describes VA quality vs other major health care providers in the US. The VA wins by
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    Universal Health Care... what would this mean...

    HM2VikingRN replied to nurseyNJNYC's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Your wages and benefits are nearly identical to what MN nurses receive in the twin
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    Universal Health Care... what would this mean...

    HM2VikingRN replied to nurseyNJNYC's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Here is a tidbit about the VA. THe VA does not serve a narrow subset of America. Veterans are a mirror of the American populace and may in fact mirror the future of our country as our society becomes...
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    Universal Health Care... what would this mean...

    HM2VikingRN replied to nurseyNJNYC's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I don't think that the evidence is there to support "very different" cultures or governments. We are more alike than different. Historically the US shares many legal and social traditions with the UK....
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    Universal Health Care... what would this mean...

    HM2VikingRN replied to nurseyNJNYC's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I think that we can use the performance data of the following to make a prima facia case as models for designing a better system: 1. VA medical system 2. FEBP