VA MEDICAL CENTERS MUST USE TOUGHER PREVALING WAGE SYSTEM
The US Department of Labor's Administrative Review Board has ruled that Veterans Administration hospitals may not take advantage of the more liberal rules for determining prevailing wages in H-1B cases that are available to government research organizations. The case is included below.
LAS VEGAS SUN REPORT SUGGESTS NEVADA HEALTH DEPARTMENT IGNORED ABUSE OF J-1 DOCTORS
The Las Vegas Sun's Marshall Allen continues his series of reports on the troubled Nevada Conrad 30 J-1 physician program and past reports of abuse by participating physicians. The Nevada Department of Health has released a report on the problems and the Allen's report compares the findings to his own investigation.
The NY Times reports on a growing dilemma for hospitals - what to do with seriously disabled illegally present patients who nursing homes will not accept and who are not being accepted in to custody by US immigration authorities. Some are actually arranging to transport patients home themselves. While many are transferred to the care of physicians in the home country, the Times reports that others have ended up in situations where they receive virtually no medical care.
NEVADA ISSUES REPORT IN WAKE OF NEWSPAPER J-1 DOCTOR INVESTIGATION
The Las Vegas Sun investigative reports by journalist Marshall Allen have resulted in the issuance of a report and action plan by the state's health department to address reports of abuse and to attract more international physicians to the state. The report is found below.
The American Hospital Association describes the outcome:
A subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee today voted 7-2 to approve H.R. 5924, AHA-backed legislation that would allow more foreign-educated nurses to work in the U.S. and help U.S. nursing schools expand the domestic supply of nurses. The bill would reserve 20,000 employment-based visas in each of the next three years for foreign-educated registered nurses and physical therapists. It also would provide funds to expand U.S. nursing schools and create a pilot program aimed at keeping U.S. nurses in the workforce. The U.S. has a waiting list for employment-based visas for nurses, and its nurse education programs turned away more than 150,000 qualified applicants last year due to lack of faculty and clinical space. The bill was approved by the Judiciary Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law Subcommittee.
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