FAH Urges NAAG to Examine Journey Nurse Staffing Businesses

On March 11, 2022, the Federation of American Hospitals despatched a letter to the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) to encourage the NAAG state attorneys basic to make use of their authority to research regarding and doubtlessly anticompetitive conduct of journey nurse-staffing companies through the COVID-19 public well being emergency (PHE) and take acceptable motion to guard hospitals and their sufferers. The letter moreover urges NAAG to induce acceptable federal companies, such because the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), to research studies of such anticompetitive pricing.   
 
The FAH encourages NAAG to focus its membership to research whether or not inflated costs being charged by nurse staffing companies are the results of anticompetitive exercise; whether or not nurse staffing companies are violating any client safety legal guidelines with their practices and if these practices represent price-gouging; the total affect of worth will increase on availability and affordability of well being care, notably for rural and underserved communities. 
 
“As we enter the third year of battling COVID-19, the mental and physical toll in responding to the PHE has put an unprecedented strain on our frontline caregivers and hospital support staff. During this time, our hospitals have continued to face a range of financial and operational pressures, with workforce shortages topping the list of concerns,” reads the letter.   
 
Read the total letter right here.