How The "Great Resignation" and COVID Unemployment Have Eroded the Employer Sponsored Insurance Model and Access to Healthcare
Am J Law Med. 2023 Dec;49(4):415-435. doi: 10.1017/amj.2024.1. Epub 2024 Apr 2.ABSTRACTPre-pandemic, employer-sponsored health insurance (ESI) covered 175 million workers and their dependents, the equivalent of 49% of the country's total population. ESI, a valuable tax preference to employer and employee alike, spurred worker job dependence on employers resulting in access to healthcare dependent upon continued employment. With the advent of the pandemic and the dramatic increase in unemployment, the number of uninsured increased by more than 2.7 million people. Then, unemployment proliferated further by an unprecedented e...
Source: American Journal of Law and Medicine - April 2, 2024 Category: Medical Law Authors: Miriam F Weismann Source Type: research

How The "Great Resignation" and COVID Unemployment Have Eroded the Employer Sponsored Insurance Model and Access to Healthcare
Am J Law Med. 2023 Dec;49(4):415-435. doi: 10.1017/amj.2024.1. Epub 2024 Apr 2.ABSTRACTPre-pandemic, employer-sponsored health insurance (ESI) covered 175 million workers and their dependents, the equivalent of 49% of the country's total population. ESI, a valuable tax preference to employer and employee alike, spurred worker job dependence on employers resulting in access to healthcare dependent upon continued employment. With the advent of the pandemic and the dramatic increase in unemployment, the number of uninsured increased by more than 2.7 million people. Then, unemployment proliferated further by an unprecedented e...
Source: American Journal of Law and Medicine - April 2, 2024 Category: Medical Law Authors: Miriam F Weismann Source Type: research

How The "Great Resignation" and COVID Unemployment Have Eroded the Employer Sponsored Insurance Model and Access to Healthcare
Am J Law Med. 2023 Dec;49(4):415-435. doi: 10.1017/amj.2024.1. Epub 2024 Apr 2.ABSTRACTPre-pandemic, employer-sponsored health insurance (ESI) covered 175 million workers and their dependents, the equivalent of 49% of the country's total population. ESI, a valuable tax preference to employer and employee alike, spurred worker job dependence on employers resulting in access to healthcare dependent upon continued employment. With the advent of the pandemic and the dramatic increase in unemployment, the number of uninsured increased by more than 2.7 million people. Then, unemployment proliferated further by an unprecedented e...
Source: American Journal of Law and Medicine - April 2, 2024 Category: Medical Law Authors: Miriam F Weismann Source Type: research

How The "Great Resignation" and COVID Unemployment Have Eroded the Employer Sponsored Insurance Model and Access to Healthcare
Am J Law Med. 2023 Dec;49(4):415-435. doi: 10.1017/amj.2024.1. Epub 2024 Apr 2.ABSTRACTPre-pandemic, employer-sponsored health insurance (ESI) covered 175 million workers and their dependents, the equivalent of 49% of the country's total population. ESI, a valuable tax preference to employer and employee alike, spurred worker job dependence on employers resulting in access to healthcare dependent upon continued employment. With the advent of the pandemic and the dramatic increase in unemployment, the number of uninsured increased by more than 2.7 million people. Then, unemployment proliferated further by an unprecedented e...
Source: American Journal of Law and Medicine - April 2, 2024 Category: Medical Law Authors: Miriam F Weismann Source Type: research

How The "Great Resignation" and COVID Unemployment Have Eroded the Employer Sponsored Insurance Model and Access to Healthcare
Am J Law Med. 2023 Dec;49(4):415-435. doi: 10.1017/amj.2024.1. Epub 2024 Apr 2.ABSTRACTPre-pandemic, employer-sponsored health insurance (ESI) covered 175 million workers and their dependents, the equivalent of 49% of the country's total population. ESI, a valuable tax preference to employer and employee alike, spurred worker job dependence on employers resulting in access to healthcare dependent upon continued employment. With the advent of the pandemic and the dramatic increase in unemployment, the number of uninsured increased by more than 2.7 million people. Then, unemployment proliferated further by an unprecedented e...
Source: American Journal of Law and Medicine - April 2, 2024 Category: Medical Law Authors: Miriam F Weismann Source Type: research

How The "Great Resignation" and COVID Unemployment Have Eroded the Employer Sponsored Insurance Model and Access to Healthcare
Am J Law Med. 2023 Dec;49(4):415-435. doi: 10.1017/amj.2024.1. Epub 2024 Apr 2.ABSTRACTPre-pandemic, employer-sponsored health insurance (ESI) covered 175 million workers and their dependents, the equivalent of 49% of the country's total population. ESI, a valuable tax preference to employer and employee alike, spurred worker job dependence on employers resulting in access to healthcare dependent upon continued employment. With the advent of the pandemic and the dramatic increase in unemployment, the number of uninsured increased by more than 2.7 million people. Then, unemployment proliferated further by an unprecedented e...
Source: American Journal of Law and Medicine - April 2, 2024 Category: Medical Law Authors: Miriam F Weismann Source Type: research

How The "Great Resignation" and COVID Unemployment Have Eroded the Employer Sponsored Insurance Model and Access to Healthcare
Am J Law Med. 2023 Dec;49(4):415-435. doi: 10.1017/amj.2024.1. Epub 2024 Apr 2.ABSTRACTPre-pandemic, employer-sponsored health insurance (ESI) covered 175 million workers and their dependents, the equivalent of 49% of the country's total population. ESI, a valuable tax preference to employer and employee alike, spurred worker job dependence on employers resulting in access to healthcare dependent upon continued employment. With the advent of the pandemic and the dramatic increase in unemployment, the number of uninsured increased by more than 2.7 million people. Then, unemployment proliferated further by an unprecedented e...
Source: American Journal of Law and Medicine - April 2, 2024 Category: Medical Law Authors: Miriam F Weismann Source Type: research

The Trajectory of Agency-Employed Nurses in Ontario, Canada: A Longitudinal Analysis (2011-2021)
Policy Polit Nurs Pract. 2024 Apr 1:15271544241240489. doi: 10.1177/15271544241240489. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTIn Canada, reports of nursing staff shortages, job vacancies and the use of private agency nurses, especially in hospitals, have increased since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Media reports suggest the pandemic exacerbated nursing shortages among other issues, and nurses are leaving their traditional positions to work at such agencies. Public spending on agency nurses has increased appreciably. Using 2011 to 2021 regulatory college data on all registered nurses (RNs) and registered practical nurses (RPN...
Source: Policy, Politics, and Nursing Practice - April 1, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Alyssa Drost Houssem Eddine Ben-Ahmed Arthur Sweetman Source Type: research

The Trajectory of Agency-Employed Nurses in Ontario, Canada: A Longitudinal Analysis (2011-2021)
Policy Polit Nurs Pract. 2024 Apr 1:15271544241240489. doi: 10.1177/15271544241240489. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTIn Canada, reports of nursing staff shortages, job vacancies and the use of private agency nurses, especially in hospitals, have increased since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Media reports suggest the pandemic exacerbated nursing shortages among other issues, and nurses are leaving their traditional positions to work at such agencies. Public spending on agency nurses has increased appreciably. Using 2011 to 2021 regulatory college data on all registered nurses (RNs) and registered practical nurses (RPN...
Source: Policy, Politics, and Nursing Practice - April 1, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Alyssa Drost Houssem Eddine Ben-Ahmed Arthur Sweetman Source Type: research

The Trajectory of Agency-Employed Nurses in Ontario, Canada: A Longitudinal Analysis (2011-2021)
Policy Polit Nurs Pract. 2024 Apr 1:15271544241240489. doi: 10.1177/15271544241240489. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTIn Canada, reports of nursing staff shortages, job vacancies and the use of private agency nurses, especially in hospitals, have increased since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Media reports suggest the pandemic exacerbated nursing shortages among other issues, and nurses are leaving their traditional positions to work at such agencies. Public spending on agency nurses has increased appreciably. Using 2011 to 2021 regulatory college data on all registered nurses (RNs) and registered practical nurses (RPN...
Source: Policy, Politics, and Nursing Practice - April 1, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Alyssa Drost Houssem Eddine Ben-Ahmed Arthur Sweetman Source Type: research

The Trajectory of Agency-Employed Nurses in Ontario, Canada: A Longitudinal Analysis (2011-2021)
Policy Polit Nurs Pract. 2024 Apr 1:15271544241240489. doi: 10.1177/15271544241240489. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTIn Canada, reports of nursing staff shortages, job vacancies and the use of private agency nurses, especially in hospitals, have increased since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Media reports suggest the pandemic exacerbated nursing shortages among other issues, and nurses are leaving their traditional positions to work at such agencies. Public spending on agency nurses has increased appreciably. Using 2011 to 2021 regulatory college data on all registered nurses (RNs) and registered practical nurses (RPN...
Source: Policy, Politics, and Nursing Practice - April 1, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Alyssa Drost Houssem Eddine Ben-Ahmed Arthur Sweetman Source Type: research

The Trajectory of Agency-Employed Nurses in Ontario, Canada: A Longitudinal Analysis (2011-2021)
Policy Polit Nurs Pract. 2024 May;25(2):70-82. doi: 10.1177/15271544241240489. Epub 2024 Apr 1.ABSTRACTIn Canada, reports of nursing staff shortages, job vacancies and the use of private agency nurses, especially in hospitals, have increased since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Media reports suggest the pandemic exacerbated nursing shortages among other issues, and nurses are leaving their traditional positions to work at such agencies. Public spending on agency nurses has increased appreciably. Using 2011 to 2021 regulatory college data on all registered nurses (RNs) and registered practical nurses (RPNs) in the prov...
Source: Policy, Politics, and Nursing Practice - April 1, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Alyssa Drost Houssem Eddine Ben-Ahmed Arthur Sweetman Source Type: research

The sociocultural impact of COVID-19 on registered nurses employed at a regional health authority in a Caribbean island
Corey Dillon, Oscar Noel Ocho Journal of Public Mental Health, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.- The purpose of this study is to examine the sociocultural implications of caring for persons with COVID-19 in a developing country context.In total, 156 nurses participated in the study. Stratified random sampling methodology was used. Data were collected via online self-administered questionnaire. Descriptive and inferential statistics, including ANOVA tests were done.Nurses experienced stigmatization, discrimination and reduced income. Nurses functioned on the frontline during the COVID-19 pandemic and encountere...
Source: Journal of Public Mental Health - April 1, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Corey Dillon Oscar Noel Ocho Source Type: research

Exposure to Stress and Burnout Syndrome in Healthcare Workers, Expert Workers, Professional Associates, and Associates in Social Service Institutions
Conclusion: Overtime is a significant factor associated with workplace burnout. Apart from it, other significant factors associated with workplace burnout were heightened depression, anxiety, and stress levels.PMID:38541225 | DOI:10.3390/medicina60030499 (Source: Medicina (Kaunas))
Source: Medicina (Kaunas) - March 28, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Sne žana Marković Olivera Kosti ć Zorica Terzi ć-Supic Sanja Tomic Mihajlovic Jasmina Milovanovi ć Snezana Radovanovic Neboj ša Zdravković Vladislava Stoji ć Ljiljana Jov čić Biljana Joci ć-Pivač Aleksandra Tomi ć Lučić Marina Kosti ć Mari Source Type: research

Exposure to Stress and Burnout Syndrome in Healthcare Workers, Expert Workers, Professional Associates, and Associates in Social Service Institutions
Conclusion: Overtime is a significant factor associated with workplace burnout. Apart from it, other significant factors associated with workplace burnout were heightened depression, anxiety, and stress levels.PMID:38541225 | PMC:PMC10971948 | DOI:10.3390/medicina60030499 (Source: Medicina (Kaunas))
Source: Medicina (Kaunas) - March 28, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Sne žana Marković Olivera Kosti ć Zorica Terzi ć-Supic Sanja Tomic Mihajlovic Jasmina Milovanovi ć Snezana Radovanovic Neboj ša Zdravković Vladislava Stoji ć Ljiljana Jov čić Biljana Joci ć-Pivač Aleksandra Tomi ć Lučić Marina Kosti ć Mari Source Type: research