Diversifying and Expanding the Health Care Worker Pipeline: A Senate Call to Action

Mathematica responded to a request for information from U.S. Senators Bernie Sanders (I-VT), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), ranking member of the HELP Committee, regarding causes of the current health care workforce shortage and potential ways to address it.

Mathematica’s response highlighted research behind key policy strategies for expanding and diversifying the health professions workforce.