Coloradans Will Put Single-Payer Health Care To A Vote
On a brisk morning in Denver recently, an ambulance pulled up in front of a downtown office tower. "I think the patient is going to make it," Dr. Irene Aguilar said as a team rolled out the gurney.
This wasn't a medical emergency, but rather a bit of political theater. The gurney held several big boxes of signed petitions to be delivered to Colorado's Secretary of State's office. The group ColoradoCareYES gathered enough signatures — more than 100,000 — to put a single-payer health system on the ballot next fall.
John Daley / NPR
32 Hospitals to Pay U.S. to Resolve False Billing Claims
Thirty-two hospitals located throughout 15 states have agreed to pay the United States a total of more than $28 million to settle allegations that the health care facilities submitted false claims to Medicare for minimally-invasive kyphoplasty procedures, the Justice Department announced today.
United States Dept. of Justice
The Most Trusted Profession - Nurses Once Again Top Poll
"With an 85 percent honesty and ethics rating – tying their high point – nurses have no serious competition atop Gallup ranking this year." That's the conclusion of the Gallup's annual ranking of how Americans view 21 major professions - the 16th time in the 17 years, and 14 years in a row, that Gallup has surveyed public opinion on what profession is most trusted.
National Nurses United
Dec 21, 2015
Nurses Speak Out at Cal/OSHA Public Hearing: Urge Speedy Passage of Violence Prevention Regulations
A large contingent of nurses from throughout California, clad in red scrubs, marched through the Capital mall in Sacramento yesterday chanting “Workplace violence on the rise, prevention is our key to survive!†as they made their way to the Cal/OSHA public hearing on workplace violence prevention. Once they arrived at the State Resources Building, the nurses, members of the California Nurses Association/National Nurses United, filled the hearing chambers and lined up at the podium to urge that the Cal/OSHA's Standards Board swiftly adopt the proposed regulations on workplace violence prevention.
National Nurses United
Nurses Blast DNC Attack on Sanders Campaign Warn of Long-Term Consequences for Next November
National Nurses United today condemned what it called “the latest blatant effort by the Democratic National Committee to rig the primary process†in its decision to bar the campaign of Sen. Bernie Sanders access to a critical master list of Democratic voters.
National Nurses United
Dec 18, 2015
International Nurse News Round-Up
See a collection of links to news stories about nurses in other nations, and how they are advocating for their patients.
Global Nurses United
Two Mass hospitals praised in federal reports on preventing workplace violence
Two hospitals that are part of the Sisters of Providence Health System are highlighted for their safety procedures in a new federal government report, "Preventing Workplace Violence: A Road Map for Healthcare Facilities."
Anne-Gerard Flynn, MassLive.com
Breakthrough at Sutter – Tentative Pact for RNs at Sutter Roseville, Auburn Faith, Tracy Hospitals
Registered nurses have settled long contract disputes with tentative contract agreements at three Northern California Sutter Health hospitals in Auburn, Roseville, and Tracy, the California Nurses Association/National Nurses United announced today that included major economic improvements for the nurses, withdrawal of concession demands, and the first ever contract for Sutter Tracy RNs.
The pacts cover 1,000 RNs at Sutter Roseville, 240 RNs at Sutter Auburn Faith and some 200 RNs at Sutter Tracy, who are among 7,000 RNs represented by CNA at Sutter hospitals throughout Northern and Central California. Nurses will hold membership meetings Monday and Tuesday next week to vote on the accords.
California Nurses Association
Dec 17, 2015
Nurses Report EMMC Continues to Delay Staffing and Safety Improvements
Nurses at Eastern Maine Medical Center will deliver a petition to Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems on Thursday demanding that they take immediate steps to bring their corporate subsidiary, EMMC, into compliance with the safe staffing agreements made with registered nurses five months ago.
National Nurses Organizing Committee - MSNA
Dec 17, 2015
Cal/OSHA Public Hearing on Workplace Violence Prevention Thursday, Dec. 17, Sacramento
With state regulators close to putting the final touches on rules to prevent workplace violence in hospitals, nurses from throughout California, members of the California Nurses Association/National Nurses United, will testify at the Cal/OSHA Standard's Board public hearing this Thursday in Sacramento, to urge regulators to pass the regulations as soon as possible.
The new regulations are mandated by legislation, SB 1299, the Healthcare Workplace Violence Prevention Act, sponsored by CNA last year and signed by Gov. Jerry Brown. Thursday's public hearing on the proposed regulations marks the conclusion of a 45-day written comment period on the new regulations.
California Nurses Association
Dec 16, 2015