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- Title
The Effect of Government-Run Healthcare on the Salaries of Nursing Professionals in the U.S.
- Authors
Bisco, Jill M.; Cole, Cassandra; Karl, J. Bradley
- Abstract
In this paper, we investigate the relationship between the level of government- sponsored healthcare and the salaries of registered nurses (RNs) in the U.S. Specifically, we examine whether RN salaries are affected by enrollment levels in the Medicare, Medicaid, and Children's Health Insurance (CHIP) programs. Given that the regulation of these programs affects the number of individuals that are eligible for coverage as well as the reimbursement for services, it is possible that the size of these programs could influence the salaries of nurses. We find that greater numbers of enrollees in government programs are related to higher RN salaries. However, we find that RN salaries are driven down when greater portions of the states' population or total insured persons are covered by government programs.
- Subjects
UNITED States; NURSES' salaries; NURSES; MEDICAL quality control; CHILD health insurance; HEALTH insurance reimbursement
- Publication
Journal of Insurance Issues, 2017, Vol 40, Issue 2, p215
- ISSN
1531-6076
- Publication type
Article