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Re:$100K fee added to H1B applications by aaronnw2 on Friday September 19, 2025 @05:03PM (#45306558)
Maybe more talented Americans would become nurses if the pay met the demand.
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Re:$100K fee added to H1B applications by seb1204 on Friday September 19, 2025 @05:47PM (#45307069)
We know that the US is not the only country with shortage in healthcare workers. Most countries with an ageing population face this.
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Re:$100K fee added to H1B applications by rs186 on Friday September 19, 2025 @05:08PM (#45306629)
We know that's not going to happen.

What now?

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Re:$100K fee added to H1B applications by seanmcdirmid on Friday September 19, 2025 @05:54PM (#45307155)
Eventually robots. Seriously, automation can eventually do a lot to make each nurse way more productive than they are.
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Re:$100K fee added to H1B applications by aianus on Friday September 19, 2025 @05:20PM (#45306760)
They pay $150k for a foreign nurse and attract the best foreign nurses instead of the cheapest.
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