Modernizing Medicare Funding for Nurse Education
Jun. 21, 2018
With policies rooted in the 1960s, it’s time to change how Medicare pays for nurse education. In a New England Journal of Medicine Perspective, LDI Senior Fellow Linda Aiken and colleagues present a compelling case for funding a new consortium model that trains nurse practitioners (NPs) in the community settings where they are a crucial source of primary care.
If You Like Your Medicaid, Can You Keep It?
Jun. 23, 2017
Senators supporting deep cuts in Medicaid may find that they are out of step with their low-income constituents, who report increased support for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) across party lines in states that expanded Medicaid.