Increasing Supply by Tapping Retirees and Other Health Practitioners

​Lauren Block of the National Governors Association discusses policy strategies that states are using to increase workforce capacity. Jean Moore, director of the Center for Health Workforce Studies in Albany, reports on New York State’s efforts, including the use of retirees and other volunteers, and provides advice to other states as they prepare for the surge from COVID-19. READ SUMMARY

relevant resources

• National Governor’s Association Memos
• National Governor’s Association State Action Tracking Chart 
• State responses from the Federation of State Medical Boards 
• Health Workforce Technical Assistance Center - COVID-19 Resources
• NY State Executive Orders 
• NY State Survey for Health and Related Professionals 
• Policies to Encourage Rapid Expansion and Making Better Use of New York’s Health Workforce
• COVID-19: Occupational Licensing During Public Emergencies 
• 50-State Survey: Temporary Medical Licensure Measures in Response to COVID-19
• The Respiratory Therapist Workforce in the U.S. Supply, Distribution, Education Pathways, and State Responses to Emergency Surges in Demand