The ‘Wild West’ of Health Workforce Policy

<p>Early in the pandemic, state officials unleashed a flood of emergency orders relaxing the rules that limit the care each health profession can provide. Now these temporary measures are expiring and health professionals from pharmacists to physician assistants are jockeying to shape the next wave of workforce reforms.</p><br><p>Guests:&nbsp;</p><p><a href="https://www.highplainschc.net/staff/bio.php?doc_id=71743" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Susanna Storeng</a>, DMSc, PA-C, Physician Assistant, High Plains Community Health Center</p><p><a href="https://familymedicine.uw.edu/chws/team/bianca-frogner/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bianca Frogner</a>, PhD, Professor and Director of the Center for Health Workforce Studies, University of Washington</p><br><p>Learn more and read a full transcript on <a href="https://www.tradeoffs.org/2022/10/13/workforce-scope-of-practice" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">our website</a>.</p><br><p>Want more Tradeoffs? Sign up for our free <a href="https://tradeoffs.us3.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=6ab1fc39a0b1b15521551487c&amp;id=89c5edcb93&amp;utm_source=twitter-newsletter-signup&amp;utm_medium=twitter" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">weekly newsletter</a> featuring the latest health policy research and news.</p><br><p>Support this type of journalism today, <a href="https://tradeoffs.org/donate" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">with a gift</a>.</p><br><p>Follow us on <a href="https://twitter.com/tradeoffspod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a>.&nbsp;</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>