AHA supports legislation to study travel nursing industry

This week, Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., American Hospital Association (AHA)-supported legislation that would direct the Government Accountability Office to study the travel nursing industry鈥檚 business and payment practices, including their impact on workforce shortages and potential price gouging during the COVID-19 pandemic. 鈥淢any hospitals and health systems are facing significant financial and operational concerns as a result of the unsustainable rates charged by travel nurse staffing agencies,鈥 AHA said in a . 鈥淲e thank you for introducing your bill, which will highlight many of these concerns.鈥 (AHA News , 6/6/22)