A National Strategy To End The Health Care Workforce Pipeline Crisis Amit JainandDiane Santa Maria August 12, 2026

https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/national-strategy-end-health-care-workforce-pipeline-crisis?utm_campaign=forefront&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_wzy0_-N84eYlALDcdfNTYcl5XulJXRtsNgu0lsfT-LvoFoIAtrhgVJbZCji-EnnruOxzZkn6Rfi3oKga7IOsExyitfw&_hsmi=435825762&utm_source=well%20read Addressing the physician and nurse shortages will require both upstream interventions that build a shared health career pipeline and downstream investments that expand the distinct training capacities each profession requires. The authors outline a proposed national strategy to address workforce shortages across the health care system.