Health Care Reform
By Paramus Post Sunday, April 18, 2010, 07:49 AM EDT
The health care reform package recently signed into law addresses a very important nursing shortage that exists in America right now. This is another way the health care laws will improve the care received in the United States. The package encourages more nurses and more physicians to enter primary care by providing an extra bonus in Medicare. The health care reform package also raises payments for primary care practitioners who treat patients in Medicaid, the government-run program for lower-income citizens.
AARP New Jersey commends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act which will result in the education of greater numbers of advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs). This law creates a vital program to educate more APRNs to provide primary care, preventive care and chronic care management which is vital to consumers of all ages and is especially important for Medicare beneficiaries. Our thanks to all the members of Congress who voted in favor of health care reform and who thereby helped to highlight this much-needed nursing program.
Gail Daly, RN, APRN
AARP Outreach Volunteer
Somerset, NJ
AARP New Jersey commends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act which will result in the education of greater numbers of advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs). This law creates a vital program to educate more APRNs to provide primary care, preventive care and chronic care management which is vital to consumers of all ages and is especially important for Medicare beneficiaries. Our thanks to all the members of Congress who voted in favor of health care reform and who thereby helped to highlight this much-needed nursing program.
Gail Daly, RN, APRN
AARP Outreach Volunteer
Somerset, NJ
