National Nursing Centers Consortium Calls Governor Rendell's Health Care Reform Plan Bold Leadership Move
Posted on: Wednesday, 17 January 2007, 18:00 CST
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Nursing Centers Consortium applauds Governor Edward Rendell's ambitious plan to bring health insurance to the more than one million Pennsylvanians who are left vulnerable and uncovered.
The Governor's plans to expand health-care coverage and control rising health-care expenses through a series of cost-containment measures demonstrates "great fortitude and leadership," said Tine Hansen-Turton, Executive Director of the National Nursing Centers Consortium and Vice President of Philadelphia Health Management Corporation.
Rendell proposed yesterday to offer subsidized health insurance to uninsured Pennsylvanians at reduced costs for low income individuals. The Governor also said he wants to lower health-care costs by allowing nurse practitioners to play a greater role in patient care and create new regulations designed to guard against hospital-acquired infections. Rendell's plan is expected to provide insurance coverage, as well as initiatives aimed at reducing the cost of health care and improving quality and patient safety.
Hansen-Turton said that one of the most promising areas of Governor Rendell's proposal is his plan to increase access to nurse practitioner care and support expansion of nurse-managed health centers and federally qualified health centers in underserved areas. More than 141,000 nurse practitioners around the country currently are helping to fill the growing gap in primary health and preventive care. Nurse practitioners provide high-quality care, many studies have shown, and can prescribe medications in 50 states.
Recent studies have shown that nurse practitioners are capable of managing 80 to 90 percent of the care provided by primary care physicians without resorting to physician referral or consultation. Nurse practitioners' extensive patient education, case management and counseling skills allow them to provide holistic, primary, preventative care to their patients.
"I hope that every Pennsylvanian affected by rising health care costs will join me in not only watching, but in demanding change, and that other governors across the nation will stand up and take notice," said Hansen- Turton.
Contact: Tine Hansen-Turton, National Nursing Centers Consortium, 215-219-8857
National Nursing Centers Consortium
CONTACT: Tine Hansen-Turton of National Nursing Centers Consortium,+1-215-219-8857
Source: PRNewswire-USNewswire
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