Senate HELP committee hearings: Examining Health Care Workforce Shortages: Where Do We Go From Here? & Recruiting, Revitalizing & Diversifying: Examining the Health Care Workforce Shortage

Published on February 14, 2023

This Thursday, Feb. 16, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee will hold a hearing, “Examining Health Care Workforce Shortages: Where Do We Go From Here?" You can watch virtually here.

Last week, the subcommitte on employment and workplace safety of the Senate HELP commitee held a hearing on Recruiting, Revitalizing & Diversifying: Examining the Health Care Workforce Shortage. You can watch the recording here. 

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