A Nurse's Response

Health care reform has been on the lips of politicians for years but the reality is little seems to change. More than ever Americans of all ages with and without insurance are not receiving appropriate care. Strong insurance companies have successfully leveraged their clout to limit or end coverage when care is most needed. Sister to the insurance companies are the very successful drug companies that much to our benefit are finding wonder drugs to address health issues. Unfortunately the cost for medications has made this a HC resource unaccessable to many. So I would say that one of the most important issues related to reform in inpatient care is access.