herring_RN ASN, BSN

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    Health Provisions Slipped into Stimulus Package

    herring_RN replied to CinnScorpStudent's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    the stimulus bill will destroy american health care ridiculous, right?. but that has not stopped the likes of rush limbaugh, senator coburn, a former lt. governor of new york and miscellaneous right...
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    Health Provisions Slipped into Stimulus Package

    herring_RN replied to CinnScorpStudent's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    We have MANY threads on universal healthcare. THIS is the first post of THIS
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    Health Provisions Slipped into Stimulus Package

    herring_RN replied to CinnScorpStudent's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    How about language added to the bill that states: -- Deployment of technology shall not limit the physician in the diagnosis and treatment of individual patients. -- Deployment of technology shall not...
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    Health Care Reform---If You Were Congress

    herring_RN replied to Riseupandnurse's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Medicare currently pays 80% of costs for people who are over 65 years of age or permanently disabled. These people generally require more health care than average. Expand Medicare to pay 100%, vision,...
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    Health Provisions Slipped into Stimulus Package

    herring_RN replied to CinnScorpStudent's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Meredith09: Thank you! It is confusing. I think the Institute of Medicine has wasted time and money. They have also done useful research. How about safe nurse staffing? That would improve outcomes...
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    Health Provisions Slipped into Stimulus Package

    herring_RN replied to CinnScorpStudent's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Thank you. I'm trying to attach the
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    Health Provisions Slipped into Stimulus Package

    herring_RN replied to CinnScorpStudent's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    i cannot find any rules and "regulations" limiting any care for anyone in the bill! please don't just assume. please provide a quote. it seems people are debating a fantasy. i already posted links to...
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    Health Provisions Slipped into Stimulus Package

    herring_RN replied to CinnScorpStudent's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I posted links to the bill. PLEASE quote the language you refer to. I cannot find
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    Health Provisions Slipped into Stimulus Package

    herring_RN replied to CinnScorpStudent's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Please read this section: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/F?c111:2:./temp/~c111ECAMrE:e216072: and/or the entire HR bill:...
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    Health Provisions Slipped into Stimulus Package

    herring_RN replied to CinnScorpStudent's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    He did mention it. It is NOT to restrict care. He is mistaken, in my opinion, because he says electronic medical records will provide jobs, prevent the horros of triplicate papers, and nurses having...
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    A universal single-payer, not-for-profit healthcare system could help lift tens of mi

    herring_RN replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Medicare was created to cover 80% of needed care. At the time most retired people could afford the 20%. With HR 676 Medicare would pay for 100% at the time of service. The kind providers who accept...
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    Health Provisions Slipped into Stimulus Package

    herring_RN replied to CinnScorpStudent's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    it is important not to think an editorial interpretation is the language of the
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    Health Provisions Slipped into Stimulus Package

    herring_RN replied to CinnScorpStudent's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    PLEASE read this and the next
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    Health Provisions Slipped into Stimulus Package

    herring_RN replied to CinnScorpStudent's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    thank you katren! clearly the original editorial opinion was an interpretation only. i absolutely oppose any software that over rides the professional judgment of an rn or physician. too many of the...
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    A universal single-payer, not-for-profit healthcare system could help lift tens of mi

    herring_RN replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    let's expand medicare to cover all americans ...for every dollar spent on direct care, nearly three other dollars are spent in ancillary ways, in other goods and services: from prescription drugs to...
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    A universal single-payer, not-for-profit healthcare system could help lift tens of mi

    herring_RN replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Three Reasons Why Single-Payer Health Care Has Become Possible
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    CNA vs SEIU

    herring_RN replied to firstyearstudent's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    try a search engine such as google or yahoo. http://sanfrancisco.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/stories/2009/02/02/daily23.html...
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    Unions

    herring_RN replied to kambra's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Perhaps calling and writing your local legislators. You can find out how here: http://www.calnurses.org/nnoc/texas/?print=t Or contact other nurses to work together. A phone number is here:...
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    Single-Payer Health Care Would Stimulate Economy

    herring_RN posted a topic in Activism, Healthcare

    single-payer health care would stimulate economy - http://www.thenation.com/blogs/thebeat/396919?rel=hp_picks first-of-its kind study: medicare for all (single-payer) reform would be major stimulus...
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    A universal single-payer, not-for-profit healthcare system could help lift tens of mi

    herring_RN replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I love our country and believe we can do better: Women can vote now, no more slavery, no more torture. I believe WE can improve OUR country. One step back and then two steps forward. And teach our...
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    A universal single-payer, not-for-profit healthcare system could help lift tens of mi

    herring_RN replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    [color=#004276]philadelphia city council votes to support single-payer healthcare
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    LVN -RN Program in Southern California

    herring_RN replied to cpacia124's topic in LPN to RN

    Here is a link to the approved RN programs in California:
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    Single-Payer Health Care Would Stimulate Economy

    herring_RN replied to herring_RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    [color=#333333]nurses to congress: expanding medicare could reverse job losses, and repair our broken healthcare system and safety net [color=#333333]on a day in which congress prepared to vote on...
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    Unite nurses, don't divide us

    herring_RN replied to klbackus's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sk06bbiDygw&feature=channel_page http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123258659253004653.html?mod=googlenews_wsj...
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    Single-Payer Health Care Would Stimulate Economy

    herring_RN replied to herring_RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    urge congress to enact single-payer health care there is an unhealthy tendency on the part of politicians and journalists to see discussions about economic recovery and health care reform as separate...