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Budget Cuts Threaten to Deepen Nursing Crisis and Undermine U.S. Healthcare System

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healthcare system continues to grapple with a historic nursing shortage, the proposed FY 2026 federal budget threatens to accelerate the crisis through sweeping cuts to nursing education, research, and Medicaid support—posing profound implications for workforce sustainability, patient access, and innovation. As the U.S.

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Understanding Nursing Shortages in the U.S. for 2023

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Faculty shortage: According to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, nursing schools turned away nearly 92,000 qualified applications of prospective students for baccalaureate or graduate nursing programs in 2021. Of those, 21 will fall short of filling the demand for qualified RNs by at least 1,000 nurses by 2026.