Health Care Workforce: Future Supply vs. Demand

"The physician and nurse shortage is plain to see, especially in certain parts of the country. But experts disagree on how best to fix this problem. Enlarge medical school class size? Create more residency slots? Let nurse practitioners and physicians assistants have more authority? This issue brief explores many options for growing the health care workforce, including those in the Affordable Care Act. Written by Deanna Okrent of the Alliance and supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation."

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