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Peak bodies unite to deliver reform action plan – APNA chief Ken Griffin tells us why

Nursing Review

For too long, our highly skilled nurses, nurse practitioners, and midwives have been held back by outdated regulations, restrictive funding models, and professional silos, the statement reads. For Endorsed Midwives, this includes tests such as NIPT, pelvic ultrasound, multiple pregnancy items and iron studies.

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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. Healthcare Coverage In 2023, 92 percent of Americans had some form of healthcare coveragewhether employer-provided coverage, Medicare or Medicaid or private health insurance.

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Collaborative Arrangement laws scrapped so more nurses can work to full scope

Nursing Review

Legislation to remove Collaborative Arrangement laws that will allow nurse practitioners and endorsed midwives to work to their full scope of practice came into effect last Friday. The Bill also contributes to parallel Labor government initiatives such as the Nurse Practitioner Workforce Plan and Strengthening Medicare measures.

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Health wins big in Victorian state budget

Nursing Review

Associate Professor Steven Walker, director of Experiential Development and Graduate Education at Monash Universitys Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, supported the extra funding for the program. Mental health The budget has zeroed in on mental health with a $7.5m A further $34.5m

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One nurse’s perspective: How to resolve the high cost of healthcare in the United States

American Nurse

healthcare costs continue to rise, patients are accountable for paying the balance of their medical bills to insurance companies, hospitals, and pharmaceutical companies (the medical–industrial complex). A universal healthcare plan similar to Medicare could provide basic, free healthcare to all U.S.