CALL FOR CONGRESSIONAL SUPPORT OF HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE RESILIENCE ACT

As discussed in a previous blog post, Musillo Unkenholt is pleased to report that the Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act (HWRA) has been reintroduced into Congress. The HWRA has bipartisan sponsorship of Senators Durbin and Cramer in the Senate and Representatives Brad Schneider and Don Bacon in the House.

The HWRA offers an immediate response to the U.S.’s nursing shortage crisis by recapturing 25,000 previously authorized but unused immigrant visas (Green Cards) for highly-qualified international nurses who meet strict professional requirements. The bill does not displace any U.S. nurses or increase the total number of available immigrant visas (Green Cards).

Musillo Unkenholt endorses the HWRA, an efficient and long-awaited step toward immigration reform that will work to meet the country’s growing need for a strong U.S. health care workforce.

The HWRA has the highest chance of passing in Congress with more co-sponsorship. If you or your employer would benefit from common-sense lawmaking to remedy the U.S. nursing shortage, contact your congressional representative about co-sponsorship of the HWRA.