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Where Do People Go When They Do Not Have Healthcare Insurance and need Medical Care?

Nurses Advocates

Secondly, I gave her a contact I had who works with low-income people to apply for Medicaid or use Healthcare.gov to see what she would qualify for subsidies to afford coverage. Unfortunately, she lives in Florida, which has not expanded Medicaid, so the threshold is low. Does the person qualify for Medicaid?

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A Call to Action: Please Read and Share

Nurses Advocates

House of Representatives recently passed a ‘budget reconciliation’ bill extending expiring tax cuts and providing hundreds of billions of dollars in additional funding for the military, border security, and deportations. million, primarily due to changes to Medicaid and Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplaces.

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VA Nurses Struggle in Uncertain Times

Daily Nurse

In February, an AP story pointed out that nurses caring for military veterans through the VA were grappling with a Trump administration deferred resignation offer amid longstanding staffing shortages and that unions were discouraging nurses from accepting the offer.

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How to Make the Best of Your Health Insurance

Nurses Advocates

For example, there is Military Health Insurance for active duty service men and women and their dependents. Veterans’ health insurance is available for those who have retired from the military and are eligible for veterans’ health insurance. Medicare and Medicaid. The other safety net policy is Medicare.

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Rachael’s Reflections: A Recap on ANA Hill Day and Membership Assembly in D.C.

American Nurse

2713): The ICAN Act removes outdated Medicare and Medicaid practice barriers placed on Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRN’s), promoting patient access to healthcare services delivered by their provider of choice. Improved Care for Veterans: Ensuring healthcare providers are prepared to care for military veterans.

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5 Healthy Eating and Living Tips because Nurses Deserve Good Health Too!

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Joe is also a registered pharmacist, an insulin-using person with diabetes, a diabetes educator, a culinary medicine specialist and the former Medicaid Pharmacy Director in New Jersey, responsible for 900,000 people, the majority suffering from chronic diseases. He is also a former military cadet at the US Air Force Academy.

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Montana Clinics Chip Away at Refugees’ Obstacles to Dental Care

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Htwe, 38, is from Myanmar and worked as an OB-GYN there until a military coup overthrew the government in February 2021. Alongside other medical workers, she participated in a civil disobedience movement against the military, and, fearing reprisal, fled the country with her husband and young daughter. Refugees in the U.S.