The Assault on the Public Sector | RN Dennis Kosuth | Bonus Podcast
Once public employees who serve their communities as teachers, fire fighters, police and public health care nurses—were thought of as heroes. Now they are being vilified as the cause of these real and in some cases, perceived fiscal crises. Casey and Dan talk with ER […]
The State of Maine’s Health Care | RN Judy Brown Segment | Show 409
RN Judy Brown calls in to play “Wheel of Misfortune” with us. Of course that is the game where you spin the wheel and land on one of the country’s ten worst governors. Right now Arizona governor Jan Brewer is ahead by one spin! Judy […]
All Things Capitol Hill | Donna Smith Segment | Show 408
Let’s play Wheel Of Misfortune! Find out if you live in one of ten states with the worst governor. It’s easy…just spin the wheel and a governor will pop up—complete with the list of why he/she is in the running! Listen this week as our […]
National Nurse Politics | RN Jean Ross Segment | Show 311 Best of Nurse Talk
And…Rewind that show! So good we’re playing it again, Sam. Joining us is Minnesota RN Jean Ross. Jean is one of three co-presidents for National Nurses United and has been an RN for over 30 years. Checking in about national issues from single-payer healthcare to […]
Fraud Hurts Everyone | RN Susan Wittstock | Bonus Segment
California Insurance Commissioner, Dave Jones joins in the lawsuit against Sutter Health. Sutter is being sued for “alleged” fraudulent billing to the tune of $millions of dollars since 2009. Why does this affect all of us? So many reasons—fraud carries a heavy price for patients, […]
We’ll Show You An Emergency Gov. Snyder | Katie Oppenheim and Bonnie Nesbit Segment | Show 407
Casey and Dan—talk with Michigan RNs Katie Oppenheim and Bonnie Nesbit. Katie and Bonnie give us an inside perspective on Michigan Governor Rick Snyder’s proposed emergency financial law. The law, put forth by Governor Snyder gives emergency financial managers the authority to cancel union contracts […]
Why You Should Care About the Budget | Deborah Burger Segment | Show 406
Casey and Dan have a great discussion with our friend RN Deborah Burger. Deborah is one of three co-presidents for National Nurses United and shares details of an open letter she wrote for CommonDreams.org. The letter: Want to cut the federal deficit? Restore fair taxes […]
What’s Up with Washington Hospital Center | Raj Rajini and Peggy Dinkel Segment | Show 405
Guests: Raj Rajini and Peggy Dinkel A case of retaliation against nurses by D.C.’s largest hospital, Washington Hospital Center. In October of 2010 the nurses at the hospital voted to join National Nurses United. Story ends happily ever after? Not yet…this month the RNs staged a […]
Donna Smith on the Issues and New Grit TV Series | Donna Smith Segment | Show 404
Guest: Donna Smith The “nurses on duty” aka hosts Casey Hobbs and Dan Grady talk with our friend Donna Smith who is a legislative organizer for CNA/NNU. She talks about all things D.C. and the upcoming Grit TV series that updates us on the families […]