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Thursday, August 11, 2022 | The Latest Research, Commentary, And News
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A National Health Workforce
Expanding upon the work of Ann Nguyen and coauthors
about New Jersey's COVID-19 Temporary Emergency Reciprocity Licensure
Program,
Brendan Carr and Nicholas Gavin explore the idea of a national health
workforce
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The COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated the challenge of responding to
regional demands that moved in waves across the US. Additionally, caring
for patients required a range of expertise.
Carr and Gavin write that interstate licensure could allow providers the
flexibility that's needed to meet evolving needs.
"One potential benefit of a national or regional health workforce that
is enabled by interstate licensure is that the capacity of any
discipline where technology enables practice near top of a license can
be fully leveraged wherever there is need," the authors write.
Despite the broad advantage of a national health workforce, Carr and
Gavin warn of a potential downside: providers may be motivated to pursue
more profitable opportunities, exacerbating contemporary disparities.
For now, the authors propose that policy makers "modify and align
existing state-based systems" to prepare for future health emergencies
and build trust between regulatory bodies.
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Interstate Licensure: Has The Time Come?
Brendan G. Carr and Nicholas Gavin
Unified Financing Of Health Care In California: The Road Ahead
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