Donna Shalala on KCBS Radio

Former Secretary of Health and Human Services Donna Shalala says healthcare costs can not go down until everyone is insured... and that nurses are vitally important in that effort.

"As we change our delivery system, we need a more team-like approach to healthcare. Nurses can do a lot of the job that have to do with access and with primary care, chronic care management."

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Dr. Shalala chairs the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Initiative on the Future of Nursing, at the Institute of Medicine. Today, the committee hosted their final forum in Houston, TX, on the Future of Nursing: Education.