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Healthwire - November/December 2008

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Page 2 Where We Stand: You can make the difference

 

Page 3 Campaign '08
(This page is in our Campaign '08 section, which is for AFT members only and requires registration. (PDF document))

 

Pages 4-5 Neverland: Refusal to pay for some 'never events' moves nurses into new territory

 

Page 5 AFT Voices: Soon Medicare will stop paying hospitals for the cost of avoidable conditions such as bedsores and patient falls, which will increase scrutiny of nursing. Do you see this as an opportunity or a threat?

 

Page 6  State Lines: MO; NJ; WI
Taking the first step

 

Pages 7-10 Voting Record of the 110th Congress

 

Page 11 Funding innovation
Pulse Points

 

Page 12 Your Money: It's not just the price at the pump

 

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