Here is a poor, unsuccessful letter I sent to the editor of Health Affairs.

Kudos to Y. Tony Yang and Diana J. Mason [“COVID-19’s Impact On Nursing Shortages, The Rise Of Travel Nurses, And Price Gouging,” Jan. 28] for shining a light on the growing problem of hospitals recognizing the value of nurses and paying them accordingly.

Congratulations also to Minnesota, Illinois, and Massachusetts for enacting legislation to ban this practice.

Without such advocacy on behalf of hospital administrators, nurses might start getting funny ideas about their worth.