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H.R. 8347, Labor Deregulation / Healthcare Staffing. Quorum's AI analysis reads it as a net cost — and names who bears it.
H.R. 8347 · Net cost
Healthcare
What it does
This bill reclassifies temporary doctors, nurse practitioners, physician's assistants, and nurse anesthetists as independent contractors rather than employees when they work on short-term assignments (up to one year) at a single location.
The analysis names healthcare staffing agencies — and 3 more groups — among the beneficiaries.
The cost
Locum tenens workers lose access to overtime pay, minimum wage guarantees, and workplace safety protections (OSHA, etc.) despite performing the same clinical duties as employed peers.
The analysis put a high warning level on this bill. Transparency scores 65%; no detached riders.
Who is behind it
Filed by Burgess Owens. Cosponsored by Glenn Grothman.
Correlative observation from public records — not evidence of coordination or wrongdoing, and not financial advice.
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