A study conducted earlier this month by two researchers at the non-profit Research Triangle Institute and funded by the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists confirmed that “certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs) who receive high-level training are able to provide the same level of services as anesthesiologists at potentially lower cost.” The study found no...
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As discussed my previous blog post in July, both Social Security and Medicare are facing serious financial troubles in the near future as a result of Baby Boomers aging into the programs and rising healthcare costs. Medicare has specifically had a bleak outlook for the next few decades as reports in recent years indicated...
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The health benefits of sleep are well documented, yet many Americans suffer from conditions that damage sleep quality. One such condition, sleep apnea, affects more than 12 million Americans as they attempt to sleep every night. Recent research has drawn a link between heart disease and sleep apnea. People who have been diagnosed with...
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UPenn researchers have just concluded an extensive study which shows that a spinal fluid test can be 100% accurate in identifying patients with memory loss who will eventually develop Alzheimer’s disease. The study which will publish today in the Archives of Neurology shows not just that a test can determine that a patient in...
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After weeks of negotiations, last Thursday the Senate granted $26 billion in aid money to states and school districts to halt layoffs of thousands of government employees, teachers, and emergency and law enforcement workers. A large chunk of these much-needed funds will go toward Medicaid programs in states whose administrators have been struggling to...
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Recently a twenty-four state compact meant to help nurses work in the neediest areas has actually opened the door for nurses being investigated for professional irresponsibility and negligence to elude the consequences of their misconduct and keep working. This ten year old interstate compact allows a nurse with a license obtained in their home...
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Unfortunately, a new problem has arisen for nurses and those who depend on their care. This year though there aren’t enough nurses out there to care for the sick, there are also many new RNs standing in unemployment lines. How can there be such a huge demand for nurses and simultaneously a crowd of...
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A coalition of House Democrats is gearing up to propose legislation which revives the public option President Obama had originally hoped to carry through this year’s healthcare overhaul. The legislation House Democrats plan to introduce today would establish a government-administered insurance option available to consumers as part of The Affordable Care Act’s insurance exchanges....
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This past Friday July 16 at a press conference in Miami Attorney General Eric Holder and Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius announced that over 360 federal agents had raided the homes and offices of Medicare fraudsters accused of stealing over $251 million. Authorities say most of the thirty-six individuals arrested Friday...
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On May 13, 2009 the trustees of Medicare and Social Security released a report detailing the impending insolvency of our nation’s two biggest entitlement programs: Medicare in 2017 and Social Security in 2037. Projections have pushed these bankruptcy dates up from the previous report’s estimates of 2019 for Medicare and 2041 for Social Security....
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