Health Care Reform Resources

After decades of advocating for meaningful health reform, ANA was gratified to see history made with the passage of Health Care and Education Affordability Act. Here are some of the resources on the ongoing health care reform efforts:

Press Releases on Health Care Reform

Backgrounders on Health Care Reform

Health System Reform Coalitions

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Care Delivery Models in Health Care Reform: Opportunities for Nurses [PDF]

PPACA directs renewed attention and substantially more resources and incentives to promote those elements of care which are also the backbone of nursing practice. These essentials include patient-centered care; care continuity; coordination and integration across settings and providers; chronic disease management; patient education; prevention and wellness care; and information management.
Health System Reform: Nursing's Goal of Quality, Affordable Care for All [PDF]

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act — or PPACA — roughly follows the key areas that ANA has set forth as necessary for effective health reform; the latest iteration of this policy was ANA’s Health System Reform Agenda (2008).
Ethics: The Nursing Shortage and Ethics: Up Front and Personal
Ethics: Errors, the Nursing Shortage and Ethics: Survey Results