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800 Pennsylvania Nurses Strike for Fair Wages, Staffing

2/21/2025

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Nurses Strike for Fairness

In Pennsylvania, 800 nurses at Geisinger Health System have launched a five-day strike, fighting for fair wages and adequate staffing as healthcare costs soar. This action echoes a recent strike by 5,000 nurses in Oregon, underscoring a growing national crisis where profit often overshadows patient care, leaving healthcare workers and patients in a precarious position.

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Counties Analyze Health Spending

In 2019, Clackamas and Deschutes counties in Oregon led the state with a staggering health care expenditure of around $7,900 per person, fueled by their commitment to proactive health care. A University of Washington study uncovered stark spending disparities among counties, highlighting how income, insurance, and access to local health services shape these differences and prompting a critical examination of whether spending truly meets community health needs.

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Nurses Strike for Fairness

In Pennsylvania, 800 nurses at Geisinger Health System have launched a five-day strike, fighting for fair wages and adequate staffing as healthcare costs soar. This action echoes a recent strike by 5,000 nurses in Oregon, underscoring a growing national crisis where profit often overshadows patient care, leaving healthcare workers and patients in a precarious position.

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