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New efforts try to balance nurse staffing ratios with access to care

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On the federal level, both the House and Senate have introduced bills to amend the Public Health Services Act last year. The Senate's Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act prescribes requirements on direct care RNs and others. " She noted that one telehealth nurse at St.

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The American Hospital Association Looks at Retail and Tech Health Care Disruptors

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markets by 2025 and planning for 1,000 by 2027. Like CVS Health, Walgreens is also expanding home care services and post-acute care, and specialty pharma to complement pharmacy operations. Walmart has long committed to health care, leveraging pharmacy as a “front door to primary care,” AHA describes.

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Primary Care in the U.S. – Still a Weak Backbone for the Health of Health Citizens

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to consider in bolstering a strong primary care backbone for the nation’s health citizens: To narrow the wage gap between primary care/generalist doctors and specialists, noting that the U.S> To expand payment reforms rewarding health care providers accountable for continuity of care (and outcomes).