Obama Care
1 http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/docs/nurses_report_0.pdf The Obama Administration’s Record on Supporting the Nursing Workforce
Nurses are at the center of the American health system. There are more nurses in our country than any other type of health care provider. And they do it all, from delivering preventive care to our children to helping seniors manage chronic disease. There is virtually no setting where health care is delivered where you won’t find a nurse.
The health care law – the Affordable Care Act – has given nurses and other health care professionals a historic opportunity to improve the health of millions of Americans. The nursing profession is positioned to contribute even more to both health and health care.
With implementation of the law, we have new opportunities to move to a health care system that focuses on increased access to primary care, improved care coordination and an emphasis on prevention and wellness—efforts nurses have focused on from the beginning. This is what the future of health care looks like, and it makes the work and expertise of America’s nurses more important than ever.
That’s why we’re giving nurses the support they need. Thanks primarily to the Affordable Care Act and the Recovery Act:
• The number of National Health Service Corps primary care providers nearly tripled between 2009 and 2011 with the support from the Affordable Care Act, Recovery Act and ongoing appropriations, supporting more than 1,900 nurse practitioners and certified nurse midwives.
• Since the beginning of 2009, community health centers have added about 3,000 nursing positions, including 800 in advanced practice – a 20 percent increase.
• The Affordable Care Act’s investment in Nurse Managed Clinics is projected to help train more than 900 nurses by 2013 and serve 94,000 patients.
• The Affordable Care Act’s Prevention and Public Health Fund is supporting the training of 600 new nurse practitioners and nurse midwives by 2015.
Nurses are at the center of the American health system. There are more nurses in our country than any other type of health care provider. And they do it all, from delivering preventive care to our children to helping seniors manage chronic disease. There is virtually no setting where health care is delivered where you won’t find a nurse.
The health care law – the Affordable Care Act – has given nurses and other health care professionals a historic opportunity to improve the health of millions of Americans. The nursing profession is positioned to contribute even more to both health and health care.
With implementation of the law, we have new opportunities to move to a health care system that focuses on increased access to primary care, improved care coordination and an emphasis on prevention and wellness—efforts nurses have focused on from the beginning. This is what the future of health care looks like, and it makes the work and expertise of America’s nurses more important than ever.
That’s why we’re giving nurses the support they need. Thanks primarily to the Affordable Care Act and the Recovery Act:
• The number of National Health Service Corps primary care providers nearly tripled between 2009 and 2011 with the support from the Affordable Care Act, Recovery Act and ongoing appropriations, supporting more than 1,900 nurse practitioners and certified nurse midwives.
• Since the beginning of 2009, community health centers have added about 3,000 nursing positions, including 800 in advanced practice – a 20 percent increase.
• The Affordable Care Act’s investment in Nurse Managed Clinics is projected to help train more than 900 nurses by 2013 and serve 94,000 patients.
• The Affordable Care Act’s Prevention and Public Health Fund is supporting the training of 600 new nurse practitioners and nurse midwives by 2015.