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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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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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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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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2713): The ICAN Act removes outdated Medicare and Medicaid practice barriers placed on Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRN’s), promoting patient access to healthcare services delivered by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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What One Hospital’s Slow Recovery From a Cyberattack Means for Patients

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During one delivery, nurses struggled to communicate with an Afghan refugee who came from the nearby military post to give birth. When that tracking system went dark, staff members physically guarded the unit doors. The remote translation service they typically used was inaccessible because of the cyberattack.

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Opinion: ReDonda Vaught Conviction Raises Serious Concerns for Healthcare Delivery

Hospital Recruiting | Nursing

Medicine is frequently (accurately) compared to military triaging, especially in the Emergency Room. The Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) conducted an inspection of VUMC and issued a Statement of Deficiencies surrounding Murphey’s death, which sparked a criminal investigation into Vaught.

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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.