Administration takes steps to ensure women’s continued access to contraception coverage, while respecting religious-based objections
Monthly Archives: August 2014
Chris Pratt Visits Children’s Hospital in Guardians of the Galaxy Getup
Chris Pratt lets a patient at Los Angeles’ Children’s Hospital try on his Star-Lord jacket from Guardians of the Galaxy.
If you don’t already have Chris Pratt fever, you’re about to come down hard with it!
He’s charmed audiences in NBC’s “Parks and Recreation,” blown up the big screen in this summer’s Guardians of the Galaxy, proven he RULES at interviews (whether rapping like a pro or French braiding like one), and done one of the better ALS ice bucket challenges out there.
Now he’s making a difference and melting hearts with his recent visit to Los Angeles’ Children’s Hospital. Pratt arrived as Peter Quill aka Star-Lord — dressed in his Guardians of the Galaxy costume — and hung out with some of the patients, no doubt brightening their worlds in a major way.
As nurses, you know very well how important state of mind can be to recovery. Pratt seems to understand that too in an interview posted on YouTube in which he talks about being a kid obsessed with Han Solo and also about wanting to use his star(-Lord)dom to visit kids in the hospital to lift their spirits.
The whole interview is pretty great — as is everything Pratt — but skip to 4:20 to hear Pratt confess that he “stole” the jacket and other wardrobe pieces in anticipation of making pint-sized patients’ days.
“If it [becomes] a big enough movie to where it would mean something to a kid who’s sick in a hospital for Peter Quill or Star-Lord to come visit them, I’ll do that. I think that’s awesome. That would give me real meaning for this movie,” says Pratt.
Bravo, Star-Lord! Here are a couple more of our favorite Chris Pratt moments. Enjoy!
Illinois To Boost Medicaid Funding For Contraception
Officials seek to increase access to services since the U.S. Supreme Court rejected the health law’s birth control mandate for some employers.
Update: Child Abuse Education
The new law regarding mandatory continuing education of child abuse for health care licensee reporters in Pennsylvania will take effect in 2015. The Pennsylvania State Nurses Association (PSNA) has created resources for registered nurses in the Commonwealth. The PSNA Department of Government Affairs and the PSNA Department of Professional Development have partnered to create education for licensed nurses as well as nursing students preparing to graduate. This education is currently under review for approval by the State Department but should be released by January 2015 when the new law takes effect.
ANA Backs Efforts to Ensure Patient-Provider Relationship in Florida
Most Insurance Exchanges Just Got Bigger. Covered California Is Getting Smaller.
Are Your Medical Records Vulnerable To Theft?
Here’s what you need to know if your records are stored electronically (and they probably are).
Californians Favor Tougher Rules On Health Insurance Rates, Survey Says
Proposition 45 would give the state insurance commissioner authority to reject rate hikes, but some experts suggest this could complicate the online insurance marketplace.
Health Care Giants Battling For Control Of Pittsburgh’s Market
After working together for decades, the ACA prompted Highmark Blue Cross/Blue Shield And University of Pittsburgh Medical Center to split, creating uncertainty in the city’s health care market.
‘Pastoral Counselors’ Help Fill Mental Health Gap In Rural States
Six states allow these counselors – who include faith and spirituality in their work – to be licensed mental health counselors, which can make it easier for them to get health insurance reimbursements.