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Connecting the dots: from SHC to ACA

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In 2013, just as the Affordable Care Act was about to get rolled out, Bill Corr took time out of his busy schedule as Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services to reflect on the resonance between the Coalition work of forty years ago and the inspiration for the Affordable Care Act now.  His remarks can be heard in this …

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Nurse Practitioners, in the beginning…

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Community leaders recognized early on the added value that expanded role nurses brought to the table.  In this video clip, community leaders Marie Cirillo and Betty Anderson recollect their efforts to lobby for legal changes that would support expanded role nurses.   More on Marie Cirillo: More on Betty Anderson: More on Nursing:

1976 St. Charles Health Clinic, VA

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After the 1975 health fair In St. Charles, Virginia, the local health council worked tirelessly to build a permanent clinic. By 1976, that clinic had opened to the public. And over time, it grew into a network of 12 regional primary care clinics that serve over 20,000 people in rural southwestern Virginia. By a stroke …

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