PPACA
“Each time someone stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends a tiny ripple of hope”. Robert F. Kennedy
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 is a new law that mandates that everyone in the
United States have health insurance/coverage by year 2014 or subject to a tax. Notably, the new law is thousands of pages long which does not lend itself to easy interpretation. However, at this time, no one appears to be willing to even agree to disagree. While everyone seems to agree that there will be dramatic changes in the delivery of healthcare and its effects on the nursing profession, no one knows for sure whether its impact will make nurses jobs better or worse. Certain segments of the population have worked themselves into a frenzy over the proposed adverse effects of the PPACA on healthcare delivery system and its effects on the nursing profession but the truth of the matter is, a lot of what healthcare experts say is pure supposition and conjecture. One has to always consider how others’ personal agendas fit into an equation or view-point. No one will know the laws total impact until the rubber actually hits the road. I would wager a guess, however, that nurses will fare far better than critics think. While some experts say that PPACA will increase the workload of nurses, there is also evidence to suggest that it will also provide greater opportunity for the nursing profession by increasing job opportunities for both nurses and nurse practitioners, allowing for increased funding for nursing education, thereby creating greater career opportunities for both. Additionally, quality of care will not be jeopardized.
Yes there is much to be surmised about this much dreaded day, according to many. During reflection, I can almost liken it to the mass hysteria of the year 2000. The world broke out into mass hysteria because of dire predictions that at the
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 is a new law that mandates that everyone in the
United States have health insurance/coverage by year 2014 or subject to a tax. Notably, the new law is thousands of pages long which does not lend itself to easy interpretation. However, at this time, no one appears to be willing to even agree to disagree. While everyone seems to agree that there will be dramatic changes in the delivery of healthcare and its effects on the nursing profession, no one knows for sure whether its impact will make nurses jobs better or worse. Certain segments of the population have worked themselves into a frenzy over the proposed adverse effects of the PPACA on healthcare delivery system and its effects on the nursing profession but the truth of the matter is, a lot of what healthcare experts say is pure supposition and conjecture. One has to always consider how others’ personal agendas fit into an equation or view-point. No one will know the laws total impact until the rubber actually hits the road. I would wager a guess, however, that nurses will fare far better than critics think. While some experts say that PPACA will increase the workload of nurses, there is also evidence to suggest that it will also provide greater opportunity for the nursing profession by increasing job opportunities for both nurses and nurse practitioners, allowing for increased funding for nursing education, thereby creating greater career opportunities for both. Additionally, quality of care will not be jeopardized.
Yes there is much to be surmised about this much dreaded day, according to many. During reflection, I can almost liken it to the mass hysteria of the year 2000. The world broke out into mass hysteria because of dire predictions that at the