Nurse Talk

We all knew this was coming and true to form Paul Ryan is busy preparing for Medicare, Social Security, and Medicaid cuts this year. But as our Healthcare in America Senior Correspondent, Donna Smith says, the cuts may be subtle until after the mid-terms in November. Subtle but impactful including raising the age of retirement from 65 to 70, adjustments to Medicaid qualifications and other measures. Some changes could come as inclusions in other bills that are passed. "We must remain vigilant and involved", says Smith.

We all knew this was coming and true to form Paul Ryan is busy preparing for Medicare, Social Security, and Medicaid cuts this year. But as our Healthcare in America Senior Correspondent, Donna Smith says, the cuts may be subtle until after the mid-terms in November. Subtle but impactful including raising the age of retirement from 65 to 70, adjustments to Medicaid qualifications and other measures. Some changes could come as inclusions in other bills that are passed. "We must remain vigilant and involved", says Smith.

What is it like to lose your mind, to see slices of one’s identity slowly drifting away like blow balls? Veteran journalist Greg O’Brien likens the journey in this expanded edition of ON PLUTO: INSIDE THE MIND OF ALZHEIMERS—with 12 new chapters—to a flyby of the dwarf planet Pluto, as seen through the lens of NASA’s intrepid spacecraft New Horizons. ON PLUTO, an international award winner when initially published in 2014, is the first book written by an investigative reporter, embedded inside the mind of Alzheimer’s, chronicling the unbroken progression of his own disease.

What is it like to lose your mind, to see slices of one’s identity slowly drifting away like blow balls? Veteran journalist Greg O’Brien likens the journey in this expanded edition of ON PLUTO: INSIDE THE MIND OF ALZHEIMERS—with 12 new chapters—to a flyby of the dwarf planet Pluto, as seen through the lens of NASA’s intrepid spacecraft New Horizons. ON PLUTO, an international award winner when initially published in 2014, is the first book written by an investigative reporter, embedded inside the mind of Alzheimer’s, chronicling the unbroken progression of his own disease.

Listen to our Nurse Talk Special Feature Mini Podcasts on our website or during the Thom Hartmann Program. This week RN Maureen Dugan talks about pivotal union case Janus v AFSCME. The case was heard recently by the Supreme Court and could have devastating affects on Unions across the country, not the least of which is the largest RN Union in the country, National Nurses United.

Listen to our Nurse Talk Special Feature Mini Podcasts on our website or during the Thom Hartmann Program. This week RN Maureen Dugan talks about pivotal union case Janus v AFSCME. The case was heard recently by the Supreme Court and could have devastating affects on Unions across the country, not the least of which is the largest RN Union in the country, National Nurses United.

This week U.S. Supreme Court justice Neil Gorsuch, President Trump’s appointee, is expected to be the deciding vote in the pivotal union case Janus v AFSCME. But during oral arguments in the case on Feb. 26, Gorsuch gave no sign which side he’ll take. He asked no questions, made little eye contact with attorneys, and often rested his chin in his hands. California Nurses Association RN, Maureen Dugan spoke with Nurse Talk about the devastating affects this decision could have on Nurses and their patients.

This week U.S. Supreme Court justice Neil Gorsuch, President Trump’s appointee, is expected to be the deciding vote in the pivotal union case Janus v AFSCME. But during oral arguments in the case on Feb. 26, Gorsuch gave no sign which side he’ll take. He asked no questions, made little eye contact with attorneys, and often rested his chin in his hands. California Nurses Association RN, Maureen Dugan spoke with Nurse Talk about the devastating affects this decision could have on Nurses and their patients.

Our Healthcare In America Correspondent, Donna Smith gives her perspective on the Three Tenors aka the CEO’s from JP Morgan Chase, Amazon, and Berkshire-Hathaway announcing they are forming a new healthcare company signaling the symbolic end of the ACA-reform era. What do we know, what do they know and what if anything does this do to the National Single Payer movement?

Our Healthcare In America Correspondent, Donna Smith gives her perspective on the Three Tenors aka the CEO’s from JP Morgan Chase, Amazon, and Berkshire-Hathaway announcing they are forming a new healthcare company signaling the symbolic end of the ACA-reform era. What do we know, what do they know and what if anything does this do to the National Single Payer movement?