The Affordable Care Act and Physician Supply
January 29, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
A report completed this month examines how the Affordable Care Act will affect the nation’s supply of physicians.
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What the Election Means for Health and Health Care… A Glimpse into the Future
December 7, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
Eileene Shake, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, is CEO of the Foundation for Nursing Excellence.
How the Supreme Court's Health Reform Ruling May Affect the Latino Population
July 20, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
Latinos had a lot at stake in this decision, as the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is projected to expand insurance to 9 million Latinos. It is therefore not surprising that support for health care reform, and the ACA in particular, has been higher among ...
Cautiously Optimistic about the Affordable Care Act - If Older Americans and Their Advocates Speak Out as It Is Implemented
July 19, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
My professional focus has been in aging, and in particular American Indian aging. My profession is nursing, with a background in law. I am optimistic that these groups, both patient and provider, will be lifted and solidified by the spirit of this ...
Make What the Supreme Court Upheld a Reality by Empowering All Providers
July 17, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
The first recommendation from the IOM report is that nurses should practice to the full extent of their education and training. Many of the Affordable Care Act’s provisions rely on the health care workforce, particularly the primary care workforce, ...
The Affordable Care Act and Its Juncture between Health Care and Health
July 16, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
But the opportunities to bridge the health/health care divide go well beyond the important, threshold question of coverage design. The biggest opportunities are those that are intended to change the way that two of the principal players in the hea ...
How the Affordable Care Act Would Have Helped My Father
July 12, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
What he needed was transitional care – he needed a nurse to meet with him during a hospitalization to devise a plan for managing chronic illnesses and then follow him into his home setting. He needed a nurse to identify reasons for his instability, ...
It is Time to Engage in Conversations with People Who Have Ideas We Don't Like
July 9, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
This is part of a series in which Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) leaders, scholars, grantees and alumni offer perspectives on the U.S. Supreme Court rulings on the Affordable Care Act. Andru Ziwasimon Zeller, MD, is co-founder of the Casa de ...
The Supreme Court Upholds Health Reform. What Will it Mean to Voters?
July 5, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
This surge in Democratic enthusiasm could make an electoral difference in our polarized political climate. Elections in polarized times are often about turnout more than persuasion. An election that is about persuasion is won or lost on a candidate’ ...
Ruling's Impact is Not Through the Election
July 5, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
But that's not stopping anyone from speculating. Even before the ruling, soothsayers were prognosticating. I think I've heard every variation on following Mad Lib: if the Supreme Court rules up/down/a mix, then liberals/conservatives will be embolde ...