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Workforce
Over the next decade, California faces a number of health workforce challenges, including a population that is growing, aging, and becoming more diverse. To meet these and other challenges, California must develop a modern health workforce that delivers smarter, more affordable care. That will require a new generation of health professionals with roles, skills, and workflows that match our latest understanding of how best to deliver high-quality, high-value care.

California’s Health Care Future Depends on Nurse Practitioners

August 15, 2022

A conversation with Payam Parvinchiha, an internal medicine physician who provides care to seniors with chronic conditions.

The Big Health Care Wins in California’s State Budget

Medi-Cal, Expanding Health Coverage, Workforce, Health Care Costs, Data Exchange

California’s 2022–23 state budget represents one of the most significant investments in health care in a generation.

Nurse Practitioners Can Offer More Abortion Care in Underserved Areas

Workforce, Maternal Health

A conversation with Sarah McNeil, family medicine doctor and family planning specialist focused on expanding health care access.

Nurse Practitioners Can Help Ease Abortion Care ‘Bottleneck’ Caused by High Court Ruling

Anne Sunderland

Workforce, Maternal Health

A conversation with Christine Henneberg — physician, abortion care provider, author, and mother.

How Does SB 1375’s Proposed Transition-to-Practice Period Compare to Other States?

This fact sheet compares a proposed-transition to-practice (TTP) period for nurse practitioners in California to TTP periods in other states.

San Diego Health Centers Fight Provider Burnout by Fostering Workplace Friendships

Aisling Carroll

The program was supported by the California Improvement Network, a community of health care organizations that promotes ideas for better care delivery.

My Comments on the Healthy California for All Commission’s Final Report

Sandra R. Hernández

Expanding Health Coverage, Health Care Costs, Workforce, Medi-Cal, Data Exchange

CHCF's president and CEO, who was appointed to the commission by Governor Gavin Newsom, shares her thoughts on the panel's report.

New Name, New Responsibilities for Key State Health Care Agency

Barbara Feder Ostrov, Sequoia Hall

Workforce, Health Care Costs

A conversation with Elizabeth Landsberg, director of the California Department of Health Care Access and Information.

Improving and Expanding Programs to Support a Diverse Health Care Workforce

Urban Institute

CHCF commissioned the Urban Institute to conduct a national study of health care pathway programs to examine the persistent barriers and challenges facing aspiring doctors and nurses from systemically and structurally excluded groups. The study draws from interviews and focus groups with dozens of students, professionals, and field leaders.

Frontline Nurses Are Burning Out. This Digital Health Start-Up Is Trying to Change That

Laudio aims to help managers reduce high turnover rates among nurses and other frontline health care workers — a longstanding problem exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Penalizing Abortion Providers Will Have Ripple Effects Across Pregnancy Care

Julia Strasser, Candice Chen, Sara Rosenbaum, Ellen Schenk, Emma Dewhurst

Health Equity, Workforce, Maternal Health

The Supreme Court is moving toward reversing Roe v. Wade and eliminating the federal constitutional right to abortion. This could have immeasurable negative effects on pregnant people and families, including the loss of access to necessary treatment associated with miscarriage.

Fact Sheet: Nurse Practitioners and California’s Latino/x Community

Nurse practitioners are a vital part of California’s health care workforce. Today they play a particularly important role providing care to underserved Californians, especially Latino/x communities.

Provider Shortage Persists While Regulators Consider Implementation of Nurse Practitioner Law

Heather Stringer

Workforce, Medi-Cal, Health Equity

The legislation could increase access to care for many Californians — but not until detailed standards have been adopted through regulations or changes in state law.

Evaluation of the Encore Physicians Program

CHCF partnered with Engage R+D to evaluate the Encore Physicians Program, which uses retired physicians to fill staffing needs at community health centers.

California Medicine Scholars Program Prepares to Take Flight

Anne Sunderland

Health Equity, Workforce

The California Medicine Scholars Program plans to shepherd students of color from community college through medical school and beyond.