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Mitigating Health Workforce Barriers during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Posted: April 13, 2020

In an effort to help states manage the unprecedented demand for health care workers in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) …

Scoping Out Health Care Worker Shortages

Posted: May 31, 2017

In areas where there are not enough doctors and nurses to keep up with the demand for their services such …

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