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New Bipartisan Policy Center Report Highlights Healthcare Workforce Challenges

The Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) released a report this month, highlighting professional practice areas at the highest risk of workforce shortages over the next decade and discussing the role that federal policy can play in alleviating them. Unsurprisingly, the healthcare and social assistance workforce is at the top of this list with a projected 25.8…

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PREPARE for Success: Addressing First-Year Nursing Student Readiness

The Challenge There is a serious healthcare workforce crisis throughout the country right now with 85% of facilities reporting a shortage of allied health professionals and one-fifth of registered nurses expected to leave the workforce by 2027. While all levels of government are considering different solutions to the problem, it’s important for policymakers to take a closer look down the…

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More healthcare leaders plan to leave within next year: survey

More healthcare leaders are planning to leave their organizations in the next year, according to a survey from B.E. Smith, a member of staffing group AMN Healthcare, which focuses on leadership positions.  The survey of 588 healthcare leaders, ranging from managers to C-suite executives, shows that 46% of respondents intend to leave their organizations within the…

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67 Organizations Urge Congress to Reauthorize the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act in New Sign-On Letter

In a joint letter to Congress, 67 health care organizations urged Congress to pass the bipartisan Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act (H.R. 929/S. 266). Named in honor of the life and legacy of Dr. Lorna Breen, an emergency physician who died by suicide in 2020, this act is the first and…

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AHCA Launches New Policy Agenda: “The Better Way” 

The American Health Care Association (AHCA) recently released its new platform “The Better Way.” In this 2025 policy agenda, AHCA highlights one of its top priorities: bolstering the long-term care workforce by strengthening the nursing pipeline and increasing staff recruitment. The platform aims to encourage the administration and other lawmakers to work with nursing homes on protecting…

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Healthcare Workforce Coalition Members Visit Capitol Hill to Push for Legislative Priorities

Over a dozen members of the Healthcare Workforce Coalition met with lawmakers on Capitol Hill urging lawmakers to swiftly pass legislation that will ease the serious U.S. healthcare workforce shortage impacting providers and patients across the country.   Representatives of the HWC met with the offices of Sens. Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD), John Fetterman (D-PA), Ashley Moody…

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Healthcare Workforce Advocates Visit Capitol Hill Calling for Workforce Shortage Solutions

Advocates discuss the need for policies to strengthen the nursing workforce pipeline, protect healthcare workers and support workforce wellbeing WASHINGTON – Advocates with the Healthcare Workforce Coalition are on Capitol Hill today meeting with bipartisan lawmakers and staff in the U.S. House and Senate to discuss how downward and dangerous trends in America’s healthcare workforce and workforce…

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THE VALUE OF EARLY PATHWAYS INTO THE ALLIED HEALTH WORKFORCE

PERSONAL STORY As a high school student, Esteban Ramirez took advantage of an allied health career pathway program offered by his school district, Pima Joint Technical Education District (JTED) in partnership with Tucson Medical Center (TMC) and National Healthcareer Association (NHA). The one-year healthcare foundations course that Esteban took his junior year sparked his interest…

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Renée G. Omoyeni works to guide the next generation of nurses

“In Houston, where the nursing shortage has reached critical levels, the demand for qualified healthcare professionals is higher than ever.  Hospitals across the city are dealing with staffing shortages that threaten patient care, leading to increased workloads for nurses, longer wait times and potential declines in healthcare quality. The Texas Center for Nursing Workforce Studies…

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A Reading Crisis Bodes Ill for U.S. Healthcare

“Like a canary in a coal mine, sinking test scores in reading and math are an early indicator that America’s economy could take a hit in the coming years (“Students’ Reading Skills Worsen,” U.S. News, Jan. 30). Unless students become more proficient in these skills, our workforce will be less productive and increasingly short-staffed.” To…

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