The Health Insurance Marketplaces opened earlier this month, giving millions of Americans access to healthcare insurance. With 11 million previously uninsured Americans projected to obtain insurance in 2014 alone, there will be a strain on the healthcare workforce. Nursing@Simmons, an online Master of Science in Nursing program for Family Nurse Practitioners, created an infographic to illustrate the state of primary and preventive health care in the U.S. and the role nursing professionals hold. Check it out!

About Ben Amirault
Ben Amirault was formerly the marketing manager at Barton Associates' Peabody, MA headquarters. He received a B.A. in English, specializing in journalism, from the University of New Hampshire.
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