Nursing shortage pressures UI Health Care costs and faculty
UI Health Care faces higher costs from traveling nurses with contracts up to 110 an hour and a base staff nurse pay around 54 679 annually. The system cites a 1.5 million monthly rise in operating costs from travel staffing and continues aggressive recruiting while expanding the Stead Family Children’s Hospital and seeking to fill 40 new faculty positions amid retirement and national competition.
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Congress Debates ACA Bill and House Vote Highlights
This week in Congress the Senate prepares to debate a bill partially replacing the Affordable Care Act while the House schedule remains to be announced. Votes covered include energy and environmental rules on forest lands, a tax disclosure measure, water project easing, welfare wage subsidies, and the confirmation of Marshall Billingslea as assistant secretary for terrorist financing.
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George W. Bush
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