Your voice WILL make a difference.

We’ve heard stories from thousands of nurses across the country sharing their personal experiences regarding health care and the reforms that are needed. Those stories are playing a pivotal role in helping Congress understand the challenges that we face day to day and how our patients are suffering. Below are just a few of the many voices in the fight…has your voice been heard?

Latest Stories

As a FNP in AR I need to be recognized as a Primary Care provider and get equal reimbursement in order for the rural clinic that serves over 4,000 pt. in Des Arc, AR to stay open. We are collecting 47-50% insurance because of BCBS and Medicaid's faiure to appropriately reimburse APN's for the procedures that are within our scope of practice. We need to be able to prescribe Schedule II medications in order to continue the medication refills of our children who have been diagnosed with ADHD. They are first evaluated by a developmental specialist and can be followed up by us in a rural clinic for refills however, we cannot write schedule II meds. It would be beneficial to patients in rural AR We also need global signature legislation that would allow us to sign Hospice, Home Health, Death certificates, Adoption parents physicals, Handicapped license plates request etc. - Linda, AR

I have observed vastly different follow-up care provided for women who have abnormal pap smear results, depending on whether they have health insurance. The insured woman's plan of care would be implemented immediately while the uninsured woman's care would be delayed. Although unspoken, both the uninsured patient and I know that she does not have access to health care because of lack of coverage or money to pay for out-of-pocket costs… Patients would worry about developing cervical cancer as they waited for weeks or months to be seen by a health care provider willing to manage their care. - Keisha, MD

I had a patient who came into the emergency room with dangerously high blood pressure. The doctor came in and talked to the patient about being admitted to the hospital. However, the patient did not have health insurance and could not pay for admission to the hospital or for the emergency room visit. The patient just wanted some medicine for the condition so the patient could go home and go to work the next day to support his family. It’s just scary because people can have strokes with blood pressures being as high as this patient's. - Ambi, VA