Uploaded April 2015 | Updated September 2026, 8 hours ago

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Passing a law is never enough. From patient safety tweaks to major overhauls, corporations quickly game the system to get their way. What then must we do?

Join local activist and retired RN Sandy Eaton for a presentation and discussion on what happens when we pass laws to help patients and staff but conditions do not change.

For further reference, see: propublica.org/article/how-many-die-from-medical-mistakes-in-us-hospitals

Eaton takes congressional committee on an RN’s view of health care changes
Sandy Eaton, Massachusetts Nurse, November, 2005
massnurses.org/files/file/News/newsletter/2005/NovDec.pdf

In Health Care Reform, Massachusetts Shows How Not To Do It
Sandy Eaton, Labor Notes, July 28, 2008
labornotes.org/node/1851

Labor & Healthcare Justice
Sandy Eaton, FORsooth, February 2011
seachange.wbumpus.com/node/22665

Massachusetts’ Failed Experiment with the Individual Mandate
Sandy Eaton, National Nurse, March 2011
seachange.wbumpus.com/node/23133

Health Care USA: Social Good versus Corporate Wealth
Sandy Eaton, CCDS Mobilizer, Spring 2011
seachange.wbumpus.com/node/23434

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