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Connecticut Nursing News, Dec 2004-Feb 2005

Belated congratulations to Connecticut's nurse practitioners

ANA and CNA congratulate all nurse practitioners (NPs) during National Nurse Practitioner Week, November 7-13. More than 106,000 NPs in the United States provide high quality health care in a range of settings across this country. In October, Congress passed a resolution honoring National Nurse Practitioner Week. For information, go to www.aanp.org/Practice Policy and Legislation/Legislation/US Congress Honors Nurse Practitioners.htm.

Columbia School of Nursing Proposes Universal Health Care Plan

According to a report recently released by Columbia School of Nursing, an essential health benefit plan could be made available to all Americans, including the more than 43 million uninsured, for an annual premium of $2,000.

The plan is modeled on the success of advanced practice nurses in New York City who have provided independent primary care to patients for more than 10 years. Featured in the October/November edition of the Nursing Economics, "Essential Health Care: Affordable for All?" characterizes the growing lack of access to affordable care as a "national crisis" and details a plan for attacking this problem by providing essential services.

To read more on report, go to www.ajj.com/services/pblshng/nej/ articlel.htm