Thursday, March 22, 2012
Nursing Shortage Ebbs in Weakened Economy
Not that there is much nursing immigration happening these days, but the severe nursing shortage of recent years has largely disappeared as a result of high unemployment generally. Many nurses who left the field have reentered and many others are staying in who might otherwise leave if jobs in other fields were readily available. And many are not retiring as early because the money is needed in their families.
Bloomberg reports on this, but also includes analysis from experts who predict that as the economy grows stronger, we'll be back where we were.
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Tuesday, March 6, 2012
American Hospital Association Endorses Conrad IMG Bill
The American Hospital Association has written a letter supporting S.1979, a bill which permanently reauthorizes the Conrad J-1 waiver program and would open it up to H-1B doctors who would be able to get exemption from the H-1B cap in exchange for working in underserved communities. From the AHA's daily email alert:
The AHA today urged swift enactment of the Conrad State 30 Improvement Act (S. 1979), legislation that would improve the J-1 visa waiver program and make it permanent. Set to expire June 1, the program allows state health departments to request J-1 visa waivers for up to 30 foreign physicians per year to work in federally designated Health Professions Shortage Areas or Medically Underserved Areas. The legislation would allow states to receive more than 30 waivers per year if necessary, and provide incentives for physicians who receive their training on an H-1B visa to participate. It also would clarify standards for organizations employing Conrad physicians. "Without immediate and timely reauthorization, many of our communities that have benefited from a Conrad State 30 physician may find themselves without access to physician services," AHA said in a letter of support for the legislation to Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND), the bill's sponsor.
# posted by Greg Siskind @ 7:26 PM
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Bloomberg reports on this, but also includes analysis from experts who predict that as the economy grows stronger, we'll be back where we were.
# posted by Greg Siskind @ 6:39 AM
The American Hospital Association has written a letter supporting S.1979, a bill which permanently reauthorizes the Conrad J-1 waiver program and would open it up to H-1B doctors who would be able to get exemption from the H-1B cap in exchange for working in underserved communities. From the AHA's daily email alert:
The AHA today urged swift enactment of the Conrad State 30 Improvement Act (S. 1979), legislation that would improve the J-1 visa waiver program and make it permanent. Set to expire June 1, the program allows state health departments to request J-1 visa waivers for up to 30 foreign physicians per year to work in federally designated Health Professions Shortage Areas or Medically Underserved Areas. The legislation would allow states to receive more than 30 waivers per year if necessary, and provide incentives for physicians who receive their training on an H-1B visa to participate. It also would clarify standards for organizations employing Conrad physicians. "Without immediate and timely reauthorization, many of our communities that have benefited from a Conrad State 30 physician may find themselves without access to physician services," AHA said in a letter of support for the legislation to Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND), the bill's sponsor.
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