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.
