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Meanwhile, republicans in several states are trying to cap nurse’s salaries. Free market ideals, huh?

Some States Are Trying to Cap Travel Nurses’ Pay. Here’s Why That’s a Bad Idea

curious you link this to Republicans or Republicans only. the article uses this reference for a considerable part of it's content

This Legislation Could Cap Travel Nurse Pay Rates

Only one example is linked to a Republican and he is in a blue state so presumably it won't pass unless it has D support.

Nationally, the American Health Care Association (AHCA) sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), urging the FTC to use its authority to protect consumers from anti-competitive and unfair practices regarding agency staffing. Statewide, Massachusetts and Minnesota are the only two states to already have agency wage caps in place, but some states did make initial moves to address high wages during the pandemic. (Although, notably, Massachusetts raised its caps by 35% for the amount agency staff for nursing homes could be paid during the pandemic.) In Minnesota, wages were also raised, but only slightly: agency RNs can make a max of $58.08/hour at regular pay and up to $99.90/hour for holiday pay.

Other states have tried to make some kind of moves towards regulating staffing agencies. For instance, with the advent of the pandemic, Connecticut prohibited profiteering during emergencies, with violators subject to fines by the state Department of Consumer Protection and the Office of the Attorney General. The New York State Health Care Facilities Association has also tried to introduce legislation, but has not been successful yet. So far, Pennsylvania is the only state that appears to have the most concrete plan in place for moving forward with legislation specifically aimed at regulating staffing agencies.
 
How can you feel embarrassed about catching a virus?
Because they "followed the science" and did all of the masking, social distancing, locked themselves away in their homes, etc and still came down with it. They think it is a failure on their part. If only they had been more diligent in their efforts, they may have avoided this respiratory virus. Now, they have made themselves look like fools because they did all of that and still came down with it.
 
curious you link this to Republicans or Republicans only. the article uses this reference for a considerable part of it's content

This Legislation Could Cap Travel Nurse Pay Rates

Only one example is linked to a Republican and he is in a blue state so presumably it won't pass unless it has D support.

Nationally, the American Health Care Association (AHCA) sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), urging the FTC to use its authority to protect consumers from anti-competitive and unfair practices regarding agency staffing. Statewide, Massachusetts and Minnesota are the only two states to already have agency wage caps in place, but some states did make initial moves to address high wages during the pandemic. (Although, notably, Massachusetts raised its caps by 35% for the amount agency staff for nursing homes could be paid during the pandemic.) In Minnesota, wages were also raised, but only slightly: agency RNs can make a max of $58.08/hour at regular pay and up to $99.90/hour for holiday pay.

Other states have tried to make some kind of moves towards regulating staffing agencies. For instance, with the advent of the pandemic, Connecticut prohibited profiteering during emergencies, with violators subject to fines by the state Department of Consumer Protection and the Office of the Attorney General. The New York State Health Care Facilities Association has also tried to introduce legislation, but has not been successful yet. So far, Pennsylvania is the only state that appears to have the most concrete plan in place for moving forward with legislation specifically aimed at regulating staffing agencies.

Surprise surprise... so you already have a shortage before COVID, then you implement mandates that makes it worse, and now you add in capping wages. Yeah, I wonder how this will turn out?

What Nurses Think
As you can imagine, travel nurses have something to say about this legislation. In a travel nursing group on Facebook, over 270 comments poured in during a discussion on travel nurse wage caps.

Some nurses hinted that they would strike if legislation capping pay came to pass, while others warned that there would be no need for a formal strike--travel nurses could simply not pick up new assignments, making staffing shortages even worse.
 
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Because they "followed the science" and did all of the masking, social distancing, locked themselves away in their homes, etc and still came down with it. They think it is a failure on their part. If only they had been more diligent in their efforts, they may have avoided this respiratory virus. Now, they have made themselves look like fools because they did all of that and still came down with it.
There have been untold numbers of fools over this entire thing.
 
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Because they "followed the science" and did all of the masking, social distancing, locked themselves away in their homes, etc and still came down with it. They think it is a failure on their part. If only they had been more diligent in their efforts, they may have avoided this respiratory virus. Now, they have made themselves look like fools because they did all of that and still came down with it.
Yes, but they are consoled by the thought of how much worse the virus would have been if they had caught it without wearing panties on their face and taking three shots.
 
Surprise surprise... so you already have a shortage before COVID, then you implement mandates that makes it worse, and now you add in capping wages. Yeah, I wonder how this will turn out?
But they have to work. Either travel or staffing. Hospitals like travel RNs because they don’t have to offer any benefits. With staff nursing they have responsibilities.
 
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curious you link this to Republicans or Republicans only. the article uses this reference for a considerable part of it's content

This Legislation Could Cap Travel Nurse Pay Rates

Only one example is linked to a Republican and he is in a blue state so presumably it won't pass unless it has D support.

Nationally, the American Health Care Association (AHCA) sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), urging the FTC to use its authority to protect consumers from anti-competitive and unfair practices regarding agency staffing. Statewide, Massachusetts and Minnesota are the only two states to already have agency wage caps in place, but some states did make initial moves to address high wages during the pandemic. (Although, notably, Massachusetts raised its caps by 35% for the amount agency staff for nursing homes could be paid during the pandemic.) In Minnesota, wages were also raised, but only slightly: agency RNs can make a max of $58.08/hour at regular pay and up to $99.90/hour for holiday pay.

Other states have tried to make some kind of moves towards regulating staffing agencies. For instance, with the advent of the pandemic, Connecticut prohibited profiteering during emergencies, with violators subject to fines by the state Department of Consumer Protection and the Office of the Attorney General. The New York State Health Care Facilities Association has also tried to introduce legislation, but has not been successful yet. So far, Pennsylvania is the only state that appears to have the most concrete plan in place for moving forward with legislation specifically aimed at regulating staffing agencies.
May want to check again who runs the legislature in PA.
 
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