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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Oregon's HB 2697 Phase 2 kicks in today — nurse-to-patient ratios on adult med-surg units drop from 1:5 to 1:4. Hospitals that miss breaks owe nurses $200 per violation.
Read article →CMS expanded its nursing home staffing campaign from $75M to $200M. RNs and LPNs who commit 3 years to a qualifying nursing home can receive up to $40K in tuition reimbursement. Awards announced June 15.
Read article →The MNA's 2026 State of Nursing survey: 71% of MA nurses say care quality worsened, 69% report workplace violence, and 16% plan to leave the profession within two years.
Read article →Nurses at Houlton Regional Hospital in Maine returned to work May 31 after a 4-day strike over emergency department staffing. The strike centered on minimum nurse coverage requirements in the ED after L&D closure.
Read article →CMS's May 20 proposed rule would cap Medicaid state-directed payments at Medicare rates for nursing facilities. Georgetown estimates the rule triples the financial impact of HR 1 Medicaid cuts on states.
Read article →600+ UMC New Orleans nurses launched their fifth strike against LCMC Health in May 2026, citing bad-faith bargaining, unsafe staffing, and two years of stalled contract negotiations.
Read article →Massachusetts nurses, hospitals, and SEIU agreed on a workplace violence prevention bill years ago. The legislature has until July 31 to act before formal sessions end for the year.
Read article →Atrium Health and WakeMed announced a merger with a $2B Wake County investment and 3,300 jobs. North Carolina nurses are watching what happened after HCA acquired Mission Health in Asheville.
Read article →Washington's HB 2155, effective June 11, bars AI systems from using nursing titles or describing functions as nursing care. 87-8 House vote. Here's what it does.
Read article →Twelve-plus states passed healthcare AI bills in early 2026. Prior auth restrictions and nurse title protection dominate. Here's what the legislative map looks like now.
Read article →Knox Lane is acquiring Cross Country Healthcare for $437M. The travel nursing giant continues operating under existing brand. Here's what the PE takeover means for nurses.
Read article →SEIU Healthcare Minnesota workers at five Twin Cities nursing homes struck in April 2026 demanding higher wages, safer staffing, and good-faith bargaining. One facility owner cited 'contingency plans' while talks remained stalled.
Read article →NPG 12, effective January 1, 2026, requires hospitals to designate a nurse executive, maintain 24/7 RN coverage, and document staffing adequacy. Non-compliance risks Medicare-Medicaid accreditation.
Read article →A May 20 CMS proposed rule would tie state-directed Medicaid payment rates to Medicare benchmarks and phase out certain supplemental payment categories. AHA warns of service reductions and closures in affected settings including nursing facilities.
Read article →Virginia's nursing home staffing bill was reduced from an enforceable 3.25 HPRD standard to a legislative study due December 2026. The CMS rule repeal left Virginia and most states without any staffing floor for LTC facilities.
Read article →1,039 WSNA-represented nurses at Good Samaritan Hospital in Puyallup picketed Tuesday over staffing proposals from MultiCare management. The hospital's ED ranks 4th-busiest in the US.
Read article →25 states sued the Trump administration over loan caps classifying nursing as non-professional, limiting MSN/DNP borrowing to $20,500/yr. ANA warns the rule shrinks an already-strained nursing pipeline.
Read article →University of Michigan Health nurses filed unfair labor practice charges after the system installed AI monitoring sensors without bargaining and proposed increasing patient loads. Contract expired March 31.
Read article →The GWU Milken Institute estimates Trump's big beautiful bill could eliminate 477,000 healthcare jobs. Over 400 hospitals face closure risk. Here's what the numbers actually mean for bedside nurses.
Read article →55 nurses at Houlton Regional Hospital in Aroostook County began a 4-day strike today after new management refused to honor a staffing agreement made when L&D closed. The ED now runs with 1-2 nurses instead of the promised 3.
Read article →2,000 Rush University Medical Center nurses in Chicago voted 77% to join NNOC/NNU on May 14-16. First contract negotiations begin soon in a major win for Chicago healthcare labor.
Read article →Teamsters Local 2024 nurses at Corewell Health East staged practice pickets in May 2026 across all 9 southeastern Michigan hospitals after a 90% strike authorization vote and multiple ULP charges.
Read article →The 2026 NSI National Health Care Retention Report dropped. RN turnover: 17.6%. National vacancy: 8.6%. Average cost per RN loss: $60,090. One in three hospitals running 10%+ vacancy. Numbers don't lie.
Read article →New York's 2022 Nurse Practitioner Modernization Act sunsets July 1, 2026. Without S2360, thousands of experienced NPs must find a physician supervisor or stop practicing independently — overnight.
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