http://whqr.org en http://whqr.org/post/california-weighs-expanded-role-nurse-practitioners As states gear up for the Affordable Care Act, they're trying to figure out if there will be enough providers of health care to meet demand from the newly insured.<p>California is one of 15 states expected to consider legislation this year that would give advanced practice nurses more authority to care for patients without a doctor's supervision.<p>Tina Clark is a nurse practitioner at <a href="http://glide.org/health" target="_blank">Glide Health Services</a>, a clinic in San Francisco's Tenderloin district, a low-income section of the city.<p>Anastacia Casperson, who has struggled with homel Thu, 09 May 2013 07:30:00 +0000 Pauline Bartolone 36109 at http://whqr.org California Weighs Expanded Role For Nurse Practitioners http://whqr.org/post/nevada-quietly-starts-implementing-obamacare Since 2011, Nevada has been quietly implementing a state exchange. Although the state joined the lawsuit against the Affordable Care Act, its governor said Nevada made a decision to build the exchange on their own. Pauline Bartolone looks at how a Republican governor is implementing the federal health care law. Tue, 13 Nov 2012 21:30:00 +0000 Pauline Bartolone 27252 at http://whqr.org http://whqr.org/post/branding-health-care-exchanges-make-sale As states work to comply with the federal health care law, many are designing their insurance exchanges, where people will be able to shop for coverage.<p>But just the word "exchange" sounds to many like off-putting government-speak, and some states are eager to come up with a more appealing name for these new marketplaces.<p><a href="http://www.healthexchange.ca.gov/Documents/HBEXPeterLeeRelease.pdf">Peter Lee</a> directs California's Health Benefit Exchange. Tue, 25 Sep 2012 20:37:00 +0000 Pauline Bartolone 24681 at http://whqr.org Branding Health Care Exchanges To Make The Sale http://whqr.org/post/california-proceeds-health-exchanges Transcript <p>PAULINE BARTOLONE, BYLINE: I'm Pauline Bartolone in Sacramento.<p>California, unlike Mississippi, is already on the road to Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act. And after the law passed in 2010, it was the first state to get going to build an exchange.<p>Peter Lee is in charge of it. He never let uncertainty about the Supreme Court decision come in the way of building the new marketplace.<p>PETER LEE: We've been staffing up. We've been hiring people. Mon, 02 Jul 2012 08:51:00 +0000 Pauline Bartolone 19744 at http://whqr.org