June 16th, 2010 | 
Author: WASHINGTON, DC – Speaking to the American Nurses Association House of Delegates, President Obama proclaimed “I love nurses! I love nurses!”
The president talked up investing in the primary-care workforce, so that nurses more quickly move from the classroom to the exam room. He talked up improvements under the new health care law, like $250 rebates for the elderly reaching a gap in Medicare drug benefits. And he urged states to start their own high-risk pools and begin enrolling participants.
“Nurses have been a force of will and common decency,” he told the 600 delegates and 400 guests at the meeting in the Hilton Washington ballroom. “They have paved the way for better care and a more compassionate society.
Source: Politico
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