According to the American Nurses Association (ANA) (2012), nurses play an important role as a direct patient caregiver. Learning about what are the available resources will help educating the patients regarding health insurance coverages, options, and the billing process. Simultaneously, finding the proper way to help the patient in taking the next step to sign up for the proper health insurance. Many patients are not aware of the availability of different type of insurance provided to those who cannot offered to purchase one via private companies. The nurse will be able to provide the required information regarding government assistance, and overcome these challenges (ANA, 2012).
