Original reporting on the things that move a nurse’s pay, licence and workload — written and analysed by Jayson Minagawa, BSN, RN.
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New York's NP Modernization Act survives sunset: A10007C extends collaborative practice authority through July 1, 2030, protecting roughly 20,000 nurse practitioners statewide.
Read article →SEIU Healthcare PA workers at Mount Nittany Medical Center in State College, PA vote to strike July 27 over wages. Some earn $18.40/hr vs $24+ living wage.
Read article →The travel nursing market stabilized at an estimated $14.3 billion in 2026 after the post-pandemic contraction, with sustained demand from rural hospitals, critical access facilities, and specialty units offsetting the decline in crisis-rate contracts.
Read article →Nurses at St. Charles Hospital in Port Jefferson, NY reached a last-minute agreement with Catholic Health on July 8, 2026, avoiding a strike that would have affected hundreds of registered nurses on Long Island.
Read article →Michigan Nurses Association members at Michigan Medicine reached a tentative three-year contract agreement with the University of Michigan health system on July 9, 2026, averting a potential strike.
Read article →4,500 MNA nurses at Brigham and Women's Hospital and MGB Home Care walked out July 8 in the largest nurse strike in Massachusetts history. MGB is locking them out through July 13 after the one-day walkout.
Read article →65 Allina Health hospice nurses in Minneapolis walked out July 6 in a one-day ULP strike after nearly a year of stalled bargaining. The SEIU says Allina denied the hospice nurses annual raises given to all other Allina staff.
Read article →Nurses at MyMichigan Medical Center Alma ended their 3-day unfair labor practice strike July 6 — then the hospital called off nearly 25% of its nursing staff, claiming insufficient patients.
Read article →Registered nurses at HCA HealthONE Swedish Medical Center in Englewood, CO voted July 1-2 to join NNOC/National Nurses United. NNU now represents nearly 800 nurses at the 504-bed Level I trauma center — its 20th HCA facility win.
Read article →More than 4,500 MNA nurses and clinicians at Brigham and Women's Hospital and MGB Home Care are set to strike July 8 — the largest in Massachusetts history. MGB offered 0% wage increases after 7 months of bargaining.
Read article →Nearly 1,200 nurses at Ascension Via Christi in Wichita and 600+ at Ascension Saint Agnes in Baltimore launched one-day strikes July 6. A fatal shooting at St. Joseph's ER on June 21 intensified a standoff over weapons detection and safe staffing.
Read article →A new workforce brief released July 1, 2026 documents 17,000+ unfilled RN positions in Virginia, driven by aging workforce, rigid education pipelines, and accelerating demand from retiree in-migration.
Read article →Saint Peter's Healthcare System expanded its hellocare.ai intelligent hospital room platform across all patient rooms in July 2026, deploying AI-assisted virtual nurse rounding, virtual sitting, and real-time fall prevention models.
Read article →The 2026 NSI National Health Care Retention Report finds RN turnover rose 1.2 points to 17.6% in 2025, costing the average hospital $5.19M per year. Behavioral health leads all specialties at 22.5%.
Read article →A Florida nurse practitioner and two Tampa nurses face federal charges in a $118M Medicare wound care fraud scheme — part of DOJ's largest-ever health care fraud takedown, charging 455 defendants for $6.5B in alleged losses.
Read article →Carleen Noreus, 52, admitted mid-trial to selling 2,600+ fraudulent nursing diplomas in a $25M scheme. A nurse credentialed through her schools is linked to a patient death — the first such allegation in Operation Nightingale.
Read article →CDPH emergency regulations mandate RN-to-patient staffing ratios at acute psychiatric hospitals effective June 1, 2026. UHS projects a $35M annual headwind; statewide compliance cost reaches $145.2M.
Read article →Nearly 4,000 nurses at Brigham and Women's Hospital voted 2,798 to 12 to authorize a one-day strike after Mass General Brigham offered 0% wage increases for most of the nursing workforce.
Read article →A CMS interim final rule effective June 1, 2026 requires Medicaid enrollees to document 80 hours/month of work. Up to 2.3 million could lose coverage, threatening ED census patterns and safety-net hospital revenue. Here's what bedside nurses need to know.
Read article →The American Association of Colleges of Nursing reports BSN applications rose 8.3% in 2025–26, reversing a 4-year decline. But CRNA program enrollment dipped 2.1% — a potential sign of DOE loan cap pressure on anesthesia students.
Read article →Governor Sherrill signed SB 2996 on March 30, 2026, granting New Jersey APNs with 5,000+ hours in primary care or behavioral health the ability to practice independently — ending the mandatory physician collaboration requirement for qualified nurse practitioners.
Read article →OIG reports released June 11, 2026 found that UnitedHealth (71%), Humana (72%), and CVS/Aetna (80%) denied long-term care hospital and inpatient rehabilitation requests at rates nearly double the industry peer average of 42%.
Read article →Oregon Health & Science University nurses face a June 30 contract expiration with bargaining ongoing. No deal announced. The outcome sets wages for Portland's entire hospital market.
Read article →1,200 HPAE-represented nurses at Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital voted 96% to authorize a strike over staffing, wages, and benefit cuts. Working without a contract since April 2026.
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