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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
“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…
“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…
UCLA released a new study examining the fate of U.S. hospitals over the next decade. Imagine: Hospital beds full of patients but no one there to treat them, or dormant beds, waiting to be used but not enough providers to open them. The research finds that by 2032, 85% of all hospital adult patient beds…
“Medical doctors face higher rates of burnout and depression than the general population and are twice as likely to die by suicide. The risks were magnified at the height of the coronavirus pandemic, but the problem existed long before that. More than 40 percent of physicians, medical school students and residents cite fear of disclosure requirements on…
A new report from CGFNS International, a nonprofit that helps foreign-educated healthcare professionals work abroad by assessing and validating their academic and professional credentials, found that there is a sustained interest in healthcare mobility. While the number of VisaScreen applications in FY 2024 declined by 4.6% from 2023’s peak, application levels remain nearly double (up…