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Boston RN Karen Higgins joins Casey and Dan to discuss the continuing need for single payer health care in our country, urgency regarding nurse-patient ratios and other important issues that affect all of us.

Karen is past president of Massachusetts Nurses Association and one of three co-presidents for National Nurses United.

We also get some great advice about taking care of your parents or other elderly loved ones from Kira Reginato, president of Living Ideas for Elders and host of her own radio show on KSRO, The Elder Care Show in Santa Rosa, California. Read more…

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This week Casey and Dan talk with Boston RN Karen Higgins. Karen is also one of National Nurses United co-presidents and is past president of Massachusetts Nurses Association. Karen talks about the importance of local and national activism and organizing. As components of the new health care reform bill are rolled out hospitals are making cuts and greater demands on RNs in order to continue to increase profits. Read more…