title: An overview of major health care reform proposals.
abstract: The health care reform movement continues to capture the attention of the American public as a variety of sweeping health care reform proposals are making their way through Congress. The details of these various reform plans should be of interest to nurses, who have both a vested interest in the health care of the American public and concern over the role of the nurse as a provider in any reformed system. This article presents a capsule of the major reform proposals, reviews nursing's criteria for health care reform, and suggests strategies for the involvement of the individual nurse in this exciting time of change.
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Luther
mesh_terms: D018166:Health Care Reform; D006285:Health Planning; D008119:Lobbying; D009726:Nurses; D011057:Politics; D014481:United States