Future-nurse

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30672330/ as i was reading the article i came across the following line... "and hospitals and doctors are concerned the government could dictate what they get paid to care for any patient, not only the elderly and the poor." i would appreciate the expertise of your opinions on the matter since i'm a newbie but it seems like eventually hospital budgets could get squeezed to the point where they have to lower everyone's salaries (including nurses). i looked through some previous threads on universal healthcare but it just seems like whoever actually asks the question of "will universal healthcare drive nursing salaries down?" just seems to get flame'd into submission to not even think about it. thank you for your help.

Ive always heard that Kaiser pays the most... is this true? Where would you work as an RN if you could work anywhere you choose?

What would you rather be and why... Nurse Anesthetist or Physicians Assistant? I am trying to decide and I dont know anyone who is either profession so I would really appreciate some feedback. I know both make great money but I'm not sure how much either one enjoys their position...