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Idea of the Day: Changing Medicare Funding to Support Nursing Education
Friday, January 29, 2010
Medicare contributes approximately $150 million per year to support nursing education compared to $12 billion currently going to hospitals for physician education. Because so few nurses receive their primary training in hospital-based programs today, Medicare should instead support the education and training of nurses who care for Medicare beneficiaries whether in the hospital, ambulatory, nursing home, or home care venues, and training for nurses in administrative and leadership positions to implement delivery system reforms.
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