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Bipartisan bill would ease long-term care workforce shortage, advocates say, but ‘there’s more to be done’
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- On: 10/04/2024 10:59:55
- In: Latest News
Legislation introduced last week by Reps. James Comer (R-KY) and Morgan McGarvey (D-NY) aims to boost the nation's shortage of nurses, nurse aides and other healthcare professionals.
If passed, the Health Care Workforce Investment Act (HR 9812) would direct the secretary of Health and Human Services to “award grants to states to establish, increase the availability of, and improve access to, qualified healthcare programs to increase and strengthen the healthcare workforce in such states.”