Nurse Talk

BIG Pharma paid $14.3 million to think tanks, disease advocacy groups and universities in 2015 alone. The money bought both assistance and silence. Fast forward three years and Congress just voted to make the first former drug industry executive the head of the Department of Health and Human Services. What’s going on? Nurse Talk Radio visits with Journalist, Randy Barrett about the lobbying, games and manipulation the drug industry uses to keep the cost of your prescription drugs rising — and what you can do about it. www.tarbell.org

BIG Pharma paid $14.3 million to think tanks, disease advocacy groups and universities in 2015 alone. The money bought both assistance and silence. Fast forward three years and Congress just voted to make the first former drug industry executive the head of the Department of Health and Human Services. What’s going on? Nurse Talk Radio visits with Journalist, Randy Barrett about the lobbying, games and manipulation the drug industry uses to keep the cost of your prescription drugs rising — and what you can do about it. www.tarbell.org

Dotty Nygard is an ER nurse, former City Council Member, Patient Advocate, Mother and Grandmother and she is running for Congress to say enough is enough. She pledges: No more playing politics with our healthcare, our natural resources, our children’s education or our right to earn a living wage and support our families. If (when) Dotty is elected she will represent California’s Central Valley. To learn more about Dotty and how you can support her campaign visit https://www.dottynygardforcongress.com.

Dotty Nygard is an ER nurse, former City Council Member, Patient Advocate, Mother and Grandmother and she is running for Congress to say enough is enough. She pledges: No more playing politics with our healthcare, our natural resources, our children’s education or our right to earn a living wage and support our families. If (when) Dotty is elected she will represent California’s Central Valley. To learn more about Dotty and how you can support her campaign visit https://www.dottynygardforcongress.com.

RN Rose Anne Wilson joins Nurse Talk Radio to talk about the protracted battle to keep Affinity Medical Center in Massillon, Ohio open.

With a national trend toward rural, urban and small community hospital closures—RN’s in Massillon, Ohio find themselves in a battle with Quorum Health Care. Quorum is a spin-off of Franklin Tenn. Based Community Health Systems. The company began a divestiture spree in late 2016.

Late last week a Judge issued a 120-day restraining order against Quorum Health Care siting the company moved to quickly and without regard to the impact the closure would have on the community. After the order was issued, Quorum sued the city.

RN Rose Anne Wilson joins Nurse Talk Radio to talk about the protracted battle to keep Affinity Medical Center in Massillon, Ohio open.

With a national trend toward rural, urban and small community hospital closures—RN’s in Massillon, Ohio find themselves in a battle with Quorum Health Care. Quorum is a spin-off of Franklin Tenn. Based Community Health Systems. The company began a divestiture spree in late 2016.

Late last week a Judge issued a 120-day restraining order against Quorum Health Care siting the company moved to quickly and without regard to the impact the closure would have on the community. After the order was issued, Quorum sued the city.

California has an opportunity to make healthcare a human right and guarantee it to everyone in the Golden State. As Democrats in the State House continue to hold the Healthy California Act (S.B. 562) hostage, nurses and millions of others continue their push to move this bill forward. California Nurses Association/National Nurses United, Legislative Advocate Stephanie Roberson updates us on the status of S.B. 562 and what you can do to support it.

California has an opportunity to make healthcare a human right and guarantee it to everyone in the Golden State. As Democrats in the State House continue to hold the Healthy California Act (S.B. 562) hostage, nurses and millions of others continue their push to move this bill forward. California Nurses Association/National Nurses United, Legislative Advocate Stephanie Roberson updates us on the status of S.B. 562 and what you can do to support it.

It's time to dispel the hoax of "entitlement reform" and no one does it better than President of Social Security Works, Nancy Altman. On the heels of Senate Republicans jamming through a historically unpopular tax bill that enriches their wealthy donors at the American people’s expense, the tax giveaway to the wealthy triggered a $400 billion in automatic cuts to Medicare in the next decade. However, with little help from Republicans Congress ultimately voted afterwards to waive those cuts. Please listen to the important FACTS Nancy shares in this podcast.

It's time to dispel the hoax of "entitlement reform" and no one does it better than President of Social Security Works, Nancy Altman. On the heels of Senate Republicans jamming through a historically unpopular tax bill that enriches their wealthy donors at the American people’s expense, the tax giveaway to the wealthy triggered a $400 billion in automatic cuts to Medicare in the next decade. However, with little help from Republicans Congress ultimately voted afterwards to waive those cuts. Please listen to the important FACTS Nancy shares in this podcast.