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Tit for tat: Major parties put health at the centre of pre-election promises

Nursing Review

The Prime Minister has promised the largest single investment in Medicare in its 41 years , tripling the current bulk billing incentive but the opposition has said it will match it. How total Medicare payments for common visits will increase. Leader of the Opposition Peter Dutton has promised to match Labor's Medicare pledge.

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Improving Care and Access to Nurses (ICAN) Act: Legislators Want to Hear from Nurses 

Daily Nurse

NPs provide high-quality healthcare to Medicare and Medicaid patients across all geographic areas and healthcare settings. NPs provide high-quality healthcare to Medicare and Medicaid patients across all geographic areas and healthcare settings. The Future of Nursing Report in 2021 is the Future of Nursing 2020-2030.

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Healthcare Policy: What Is It and Why Is It Important?

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

Subcategories of health policy include public health, global health, healthcare services, health insurance, mental health and pharmaceuticals. How Does Health Policy Impact Patients? Below, we explore a few major health policy issues impacting Americans today. Sources Healthy People 2030, U.S.

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APRNs Can Provide Quality and Access to Care and Congress Needs to Let Them

Capitol Beat

The ICAN Act would remove unnecessary and outdated barriers to providing care for APRNs across the country so they can better care for their patients who are enrolled in Medicare and Medicaid programs. The domino effect on the patient’s health was profound. Nurse Advocates stand with Rep.

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ANA’s Summary of $1.5 trillion Omnibus Includes Several Nursing Priorities

Capitol Beat

The agreement directs Health Resources Service Administration (HRSA) to give priority in new funding announcements to public entities for training of additional RNs, specifically for acute care settings. The survey found that these shortages exacerbated longstanding challenges in health care delivery, access to care, and health outcomes.

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Roads, Bridges, and … Caregivers?

Penn Nursing

In a recent national study on unpaid caregivers by the Massachusetts-based caregiving services platform ARCHANGELS, 70% of the study subjects reported dealing with adverse mental health symptoms during the pandemic, and 53% of those caring for both older adults and children had experienced suicidal thoughts.