Advocates for Evidence-Based Health Policy Speakers
Category: Workforce
Will primary care fail us?
The Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion is set to take place in just over half of the states. Additional private insurance expansions using health insurance exchanges are set to take place in the next 100 days. However, providing health insurance Continue Reading …
Nurses: the cure for what ails us
A new Health Affairs/RWJF policy brief highlights federal and state laws which limit the extent to which providers. A predicted clinician shortage will worsen as millions of people become insured as a result of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). In Continue Reading …
New-Age American Health Care System (Part 2)
In Part 2 of a discussion from the Student National Medical Association (SNMA) Conference in Louisville, KY this past weekend, Bryant Cameron Webb and I discussed changes to the practice of medicine. Medical Practice If there indeed is a physician Continue Reading …
New-Age American Health Care System (Part 1)
I spoke at the Student National Medical Association’s (SNMA) Annual Medical Education Conference in Louisville, KY this past weekend. Accompanying me was former SNMA President Bryant Cameron Webb, MD, JD. We spoke on three main topics: medical education, the practice Continue Reading …
Long Shifts Lead to More Risk
Long shifts, often the norm in nursing, add undue risk for both the patient and the nurse compared to shorter ones. Poor work environments have been linked to failure to rescue, increased patient mortality, nurse dissatisfaction, and poor nurse-reported quality Continue Reading …
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