Bill of Health

DECEMBER 18, 2023

The Nursing Reform Act of 1987 does provide a legal right for residents to be free from abuse. One place where aging adults are likely to experience elder abuse occurs in long-term care (LTC) environments; this has been described as a “public health concern” in relation to the nursing home setting.

Elder Abuse 306

Elder Abuse Nursing Homes Nurses Public Health 306

Jane Sarashon

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Nurses rank highest among various factors in the U.S. Further substantiation for nurses’ topping this poll of excellent care is that Gallup found historic low confidence in the U.S. The second chart arrays the historical trend downward for all healthcare players (except walk-in/urgent care clinics) looking back to 2003 to 2023.

Nurses 119

Nurses Doctors Pharmaceutical Industry Health Insurance 119

Health Populi

MARCH 13, 2019

most visibly for prescription drugs , and increasingly for other line items in the medical bill like nursing home care, hospital care, and physician services. In the article to which this assertion ties , Harris Meyer talks about the growing push for price regulation in the U.S.

ACA 102

ACA Health Insurance Prescription Drug Pricing Bioethics 102