C 159 Policy, Politics, and Global Health Trens

Safe Nurse Patient Ratios on Acute Medical/Surgical Units in Arkansas Policy Proposal When the Affordable Healthcare Act was passed in March 2010, its main goal was to protect the citizens of the United States concerning access to healthcare and their personal choices. With the passage of the bill, acute care facilities around the country were challenged to comply with new standards set, in order to be compensated for the care that patients received. Those same facilities now face challenges to meet the higher expectations while maintaining an operating budget that would allow them to stay competitive in the market. The nursing staff is the highest expenditure for any healthcare facility, but especially that in the acute care...