i'm taking my first assignment starting on monday, i'm going with a good company, i've researched tons of agencies, including core, and by far they are the most dishonest i've talked to, you are definitly being screwed, they tried the low pay,insurance and everything else you described,i didn't feel comfortable..so i checked around..i'm going to fla., which is hard to get decent rates, but still..i choose not to accept the insurance and i'll be getting 19.50 an hour, free 2 bedroom furnished private housing,utilities paid,travel allowance..and my recruiter has been up front and honest the whole way, changed anything i didn't like,..i'm an lpn..so the rate i though was decent,..core wanted to give me 16.00....me pay for my insurance, and put me in a hotel..not! research..there are really good companies..premeir health professionals is who