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Special Report - Special Report - February 14, 2013
Preparation could curb looming nurse shortage
Gap between number of RNs retiring, those graduating to grow

By Linda Tieman
Special to the Journal of Business

When the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act entered the national conversation a few years ago, for most people, 2014 seemed distant in the future. Today, the future is at our doorstep.

If the Washington state legislature decides during this legislative session to move forward with full Medicaid expansion to ensure coverage for those with the lowest income, more than 300,000 additional people will be eligible for health care starting next year.

That prospect...


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