Congressman Jim Costa (CA-21) on June 26th announced his introduction of the National Nursing Shortage Task Force Act (H.R. 4328), which would establish a federal task force to provide recommendations to Congress and the President for addressing the growing nursing shortage.  The proposal calls for the Secretary of Health and Human Services to appoint a task force of nursing experts, educators, and healthcare professionals to assess and report on the nation’s nursing capacity – leveraging existing and ongoing evaluations – and recommend a roadmap for bolstering nursing education and the nursing workforce and improving access to care.  A summary is available here and the full text of the bill is here.

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Kylee Childs
Kylee Childs, MSW, is the Director of Government Affairs.Since joining the association in 2023, she continues to be a fierce and resourceful advocate for aging services in Kansas. Her professional focus has always been service to others through advocacy. Kylee has a master’s degree in social work from the University of Missouri-Columbia, a bachelor's degree in criminology with a minor in Conflict Analysis and Trauma studies from Kansas State University, and a certificate in Grant Proposal Writing from Fort Hays State University. With a professional background in law enforcement and child welfare, and a successful 2023 legislative practicum with the Children's Alliance of Kansas, she brings rich professional experience to her role as Director of Government Affairs, and a front-line perspective on the needs of health and human services providers in our state. When not working, she's spending time with her two daughters. You can reach Kylee directly at 785.670.8051.

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