‘Uber for nurses’: gig-work apps lobby to deregulate healthcare, report finds

‘Uber for nurses’: gig-work apps lobby to deregulate healthcare, report finds

The Guardian April 21, 2026

Growing use of AI tech comes at expense of workers’ rights, protections and pay, report warnsBillion-dollar tech platforms are aggressively pushing for deregulation of the “Uber for nursing” industry in an effort to expand gig work in the healthcare sector, according to a report published Tuesday.The report from the AI Now Institute, Uber for Nursing Part II: How Gig Nursing Companies Are Lobbying States to Deregulate Healthcare, examines the use of artificial intelligence to staff hospitals and other healthcare facilities. Continue reading…