health care for America’s veterans. Te critical task at hand is for the Veterans Administration (VA) to publish and implement its proposed rule to provide direct access to nurse practi- tioner (NP) care in VA health care facilities. Tat’s good news! Tis one thing will expedite direct access to high quality NP care for veterans waiting far too long for appointments at VA facilities. NPs already have full practice authority in 21 states and the District of Columbia, and have conducted some 870 million patient visits last year alone. And here’s more good news: Tere is a
Take a deep breath because I am going to
throw a cherry on top of all this good news: Achieving shorter wait times, better care and expanded access for our vets is within reach. We can, even if temporarily, ignore the
conjectures of pundits about which regu- lations will be stricken under a Trump Administration or if the Affordable Care Act is here to stay—and finally secure victory for those Americans who so deserve it. If we achieve this—and we’re so close—
heap of much-needed bipartisanship in sup- port of increasing veterans’ access to care and reduced wait times. Republicans and Democrats in Congress, and President Obama and President Trump agree that as a nation, we should provide our vets the care they need when they need it and how they need it. Yes, it’s that simple.
The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results (Bard Pres, 2013)
it’s truly something to make noise about. Tousands of nurse practitioners (over
4,800) are at the ready, already providing health care within the VA. Tousands of our veterans need care. Let’s be a part of the solu-
tion and bridge the gap between the two. No matter your political party or persuasion, this is the
one thing: approval of a zero-cost, zero-risk rule by the Vet- erans Administration that will positively impact our veterans who deserve health care now. It’s surprisingly simple.
75 YEARS LATER, MEMORIES OF PEARL HARBOR ATTACKS STILL VIVID
Honor guards from each branch of the military guard the wreaths during the 2016 Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day 75th Anniversary Commemoration at the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., Dec. 7, 2016. (U.S. Army photo/Sgt. Jose A. Torres Jr.)
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