These statistics and the trends and conclusions they reflect are nothing new. but what do we do about it? As one valuable initiative. in 1999 President Clinton signed into law P.L. 10696. the Nursing Relief for Disadvantaged Areas Act. This law provided for foreign nurses to obtain temporary work visas to come to the U.S. and work in places experiencing a shortage of health professionals. By allowing experienced health professionals. particularly nurses. from countries such as the Philippines into medically shortage underserved communities. the law has contributed greatly to keeping hospitals open and. more importantly. providing quality care to patients who otherwise would have no other place to seek treatment. Mr.
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