Putting Patients First: The Affordable Care Act
When focusing on getting better, the last thing patients or their family should be worried about is how to pay the medical bills. Yet, every day, nurses and health care workers witness patients who wait too long, avoid treatment or skip medicines – simply because of being uninsured or under-insured. Despite our best efforts at counseling and support, we know too many of our patients lack the resources to make sure they get follow-up care or treatment after a hospital visit.
