• Opinion: 5 ways to address the shortage of health care workers

    1 month ago - By STAT

    The shortage of health care workers in Maine, where I live and work, is a harbinger for the struggles the rest of the country will increasingly confront to hire and retain the individuals who make up the backbone of health care.
    Maine's population is the oldest in the nation and is tied with Vermont as being the most rural state. Maine's health care workers are also among the oldest in the country, with many practitioners approaching or even exceeding retirement age. The challenges the state face are ahead of what other parts of the country will face as the nation ages and as urbanization...
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