Contact: Buddy Robinson
(218) 727-0207
buddy@citizensfed.org
Rick Fuentes
(o) 651-414-2863
(c) 612-741-0662
rick.fuentes@mnnurses.org
Healthcare Advocates Call for HMO Accountability
HMOs and state contracts need to be audited as they stand to pocket $6 billion
By Charlotte Zabawa RN
Retired Nurse and MNA Member
I am Charlotte Zabawa, and I am a retired registered nurse and a member of the Minnesota Nurses Association and a member of the SCVWA Indivisible.
… Read more about: The Time for Humane Healthcare for All is Now »
By Megan Gavin
MNA Education Specialist
MNA is excited to invite members to a day of workshops with Dr.
… Read more about: Save the date: National Nurses United Education Sessions June 20th »
By Barb Brady
MNA Communications Specialist
April 11 brought Minnesotans together for a Day of Action for Healthcare for All.
… Read more about: Day of Action Calls for Healthcare for All »
By Barb Brady
MNA Communications Specialist
More than 500 student nurses from schools throughout Minnesota learned the importance of advocating for patients at the bedside and in the public arena at MNA’s Student Day on the Hill on April 4.
… Read more about: Nursing students learn key role: advocating for patients away from the bedside »
By Katie Gjertson
MNA Political Coordinator
This June 9 – 11, several thousand progressive activists from across the country will gather in Chicago for the People’s Summit 2.0.
… Read more about: The People’s Summit 2.0 »
An Insurance Industry Bailout Won’t Give Minnesotans Affordable Healthcare
For Immediate Release
Contact: Rick Fuentes
(o) 651-414-2863
(c) 612-741-0662
rick.fuentes@mnnurses.org
Barbara Brady
(o) 651-414-2249
(c) 651-202-0845
barbara.brady@mnnurses.org
(St.
… Read more about: Press Release: Nurses Urge Governor to Veto Reinsurance Bill »
By Mathew Keller RN JD
Regulatory and Policy Nursing Specialist
This past January, Pocono Medical Center (“PMC”) in Pennsylvania announced plans of a merger with Lehigh Valley Health Network.
… Read more about: Will HealthEast-Fairview Merger Hurt Nurses? »
By Geri Katz
MNA Healthcare Reform Specialist
Among the group for today’s North Memorial Day on the Hill were two first-time attendees.
… Read more about: Nurses Visit the Capitol for the First Time »
For more information, contact:
Charles Idelson – (510) 273-2246
March 16, 2017
National Nurses United today sharply criticized President Trump’s proposed federal budget as a broad attack on public protections that also targets some of the nation’s most vulnerable people while shifting resources to the least needed areas.
… Read more about: National Nurses United Press Release: Proposed Budget Latest Attack on the Public Protections and the Most Vulnerable People »
Contact: Barb Brady
(office) 651-414-2849
(cell) 651-202-0845
barbara.brady@mnnurses.org
Rick Fuentes
(office) 651-414-2863
(cell) 612-741-0662
rick.fuentes@mnnurses.org
(St.
… Read more about: Minnesota Nurses Association Endorses St. Paul, Minneapolis Candidates »
By Mathew Keller, RN JD
Regulatory and Policy Nursing Specialist
A recent statement by the Mayo Clinic’s CEO John Noseworthy, as reported in the Star Tribune, speaks volumes as to the true status of healthcare in America: those with the money get the care they need, those without, get something else.
… Read more about: Mayo Clinic’s Sad Statement on Healthcare in America »