{
  "id": 665625,
  "title": "The nursing shortage won't fix itself. Congress must step in.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/the-nursing-shortage-wont-fix-itself-congress-must-step-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T12:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/opinion/healthcare/6023693-funding-nursing-pipeline-future/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Chief Nursing Officer Patty Knecht calls on Congress to approve $346 million for Title VIII Nursing Workforce Development Programs in the fiscal 2027 appropriations package to combat the national nursing shortage.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}