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CMS Phasing Out Medicaid Workforce Initiatives

Aug 25, 2025
Policy Watch

On July 11, CMS notified states that, going forward, it does not anticipate approving new 1115 demonstration workforce initiatives or extending existing waivers. Such changes may limit states’ abilities to pursue initiatives investing in the Medicaid workforce,
What Role Do Immigrants Play in the Rural Workforce?

Aug 4, 2025
Issue Brief

This data note examines the role that immigrants play in the rural workforce, particularly in industries disproportionately filled by immigrants, including health care, agriculture, construction, and service.
Physician Workforce Diversity by Race and Ethnicity

Jul 22, 2025
Issue Brief

This brief examines the racial and ethnic diversity of the physician workforce.
Distribution of Allopathic Medical School Graduates by Gender

Jul 10, 2025
State Health Facts Indicator
Access to OB-GYNs: Evaluating Workforce Supply and ACA Marketplace Networks

Jul 10, 2025
Issue Brief

This brief examines the supply of OB-GYNs in the U.S. and the share of OB-GYNs participating in the provider networks of Qualified Health Plans (QHPs) offered in the individual market in the federal and state Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplaces in 2021.
What Role Do Immigrants Play in the Hospital Workforce?

Jun 17, 2025
Issue Brief

This issue brief analyzes the role that immigrants play in the hospital workforce, overall and by occupation and state. Immigrants account for about one in six hospital workers, including among clinical and nonclinical workers.
Health Care Employment as a Percent of Total Employment

Jun 5, 2025
State Health Facts Indicator
Total Health Care Employment

Jun 5, 2025
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Professionally Active Physicians by Gender

May 27, 2025
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Professionally Active Physicians

May 27, 2025
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