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How Does Immigration Status Affect Health?

The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the bulk of the Affordable Care Act last week was a victory for many people currently unable to access care. But one group was excluded from the innovations and improvement of access to care. Undocumented immigrants make up 11 million of U.S. residents.

Ageless Fitness

RNs accept ABC's Revolution challenge & lose, lose, lose!

The Limits of Self-Control: Patients May Be Better Off Without California Nursing Board

Is a bad cop better than no cop at all? The elimination this month of the California Board of Registered Nurses raises the question.

Why Health Care Professionals Should Write

Is it really worth it for doctors and nurses to learn to write well? Some medical schools say yes — but their reasons might surprise you.

The Regulator's Dilemma: Censure or Close a Nursing Home

This article points out a difficult dilemma, if you close a facility because its not performing well what do you do for patient access? Healthcare is a difficult business, with some barriers to entry, as well as limited supply of particular resources (including physicians, nurses, hospital beds, and/or nursing facilities).

Feedback on lack of access to health care in Oklahoma

My three-part series on the difficulty of access to health care in Oklahoma has been published and has received positive feedback. There were hurdles and concerns right up until the run dates, but luckily I had no major difficulties.

Forget the Anthony Weiner Scandal – Consider the Sacking of New York’s Medicaid Inspector General

The Anthony Weiner scandal, to my mind, was the least interesting news coming out of New York political circles last week. The most interesting is the apparent sacking of New York's aggressive Medicaid Inspector General.

Reports of criminals in nursing homes beg for perspective

The new report about the criminal histories of nursing home workers from the Office of Inspector General for Department of Health and Human Services has prompted many bold statements. What has been missing from all the alarmist analyses of this report are a few key facts and a sense of perspective.

 

Inspector General, FBI can't show that "convict" nursing home workers threaten patients

The biggest finding in a new report about the criminal histories of nursing home workers is that the Office of Inspector General can’t say whether seniors and people with disabilities truly are in danger.

 

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