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Understanding the Need for Health Care Reform

Controversial health care reform issues ranging from individual mandate, pre-existing conditions, severability and the Anti-Injunction Act will be decided this June in one of the most anticipated Supreme Court hearings in years. But understanding the momentum behind the Accountable Care Act (ACA) and how its repeal could affect the future of health care requires one to look at how the complex American health care system developed.  Find out about the development and management of the American medical system.

Does Licensure Work?

Blogger Jimmy Thacker, CRT, argues that licensure for respiratory therapists hasn't been proven to improve patient safety.  It does, however, raise costs and keep competition in check.  Check out what reforms are needed to improve regulation of respiratory care.

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Preventing Pneumococcal Disease

Healthcare providers have a responsibility to take steps to increase screening and administration of PPSV23, which prevents at least 85 percent of the serotypes that cause invasive pneumococcal infection.  Discover who should be vaccinated and how to overcome barriers to implementation.

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