Mary A. O’Connor, PhD, MSN, RN

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Pennie.com—Pennsylvania’s State-based Health Insurance Marketplace PA’s Replacement for HealthCare.gov

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Mary A. O’Connor, PhD, MSN, RN

The Southwestern PA Registered Nurses Club recently hosted Scott Yeager, Outreach Manager of Pennie®, the Pennsylvania Health Insurance Exchange Authority. ...

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Support H.R.7961 – SAVE Act (117th Congress)

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Mary A. O’Connor, PhD, MSN, RN

H.R.7961 – Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees (SAVE) Act (117th Congress) is sponsored by Representative Dean [D-PA-4] and introduced 06/07/2022. Thirty-four* bipartisan representatives ...

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National Nurses Week 2022

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Mary A. O’Connor, PhD, MSN, RN

Image by 123RF National Nurses Week 2022 begins Friday, May 6 and ends Thursday, May 12, 2022, which is the birthday ...

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Student Loan Relief for Nurses Program

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Mary A. O’Connor, PhD, MSN, RN

The Student Loan Relief for Nurses Program (SLRN) provides funds to forgive part of RNs and LPNs student nursing loans, and there ...

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Gov. Wolf Signs Bills Supporting Health Care Workers and Students

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Mary A. O’Connor, PhD, MSN, RN

Governor Tom Wolf signed into law House Bill 253 on January 26, 2022, and it is now Act No. 2  of 2022.(https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/li/uconsCheck.cfm?yr=2022&sessInd=0&act=2) This ...

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Nurse Licensure Compact in Pennsylvania

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Mary A. O’Connor, PhD, MSN, RN

Act 68 of 2021, the Nurse Licensure Compact Act (NLC), was signed into law in Pennsylvania by Governor Wolf on ...