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State-by-State Unemployment Claims by Health Care Workers 2/2020 – 9/2020

Four exhibits show the rate of unemployment claims filed by health care workers from February [...]

Director Bianca Frogner Speaks to the Workforce Challenges Facing Primary Care Clinics and Nursing Homes

Nursing homes and primary care clinics have both struggled with staffing due to COVID. A [...]

Director Bianca Frogner Comments on How a Recent Study Informs Scope-of-Practice Debates

California is the second state this year to pass a law that relaxes physician supervisory [...]

New Study Examining Employment of Therapists in Skilled Nursing Facilities

The Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM), a new value-based reimbursement plan under Medicare, is set [...]

Pharmacist Workforce Detailed in Two New UW CHWS Reports

UW CHWS has published two complementary studies on the size and scope of the pharmacist [...]

State-by-State Unemployment Claims by Health Care Workers 2/2020 – 7/2020

Updated maps through September 2020 available Four exhibits show the rate of unemployment claims filed [...]

Washington State Unemployment Claims: Health Related Occupations to 5/23/20

This brief shows the number of both initial and continuing unemployment claims in Washington State [...]

Washington State Initial Unemployment Claims: Health Related Occupations 1/11/20 – 5/9/20

This figure summarizes data on initial unemployment claims in Washington State for selected health occupations [...]

The Respiratory Therapist Workforce in the U.S. Supply, Distribution, Education Pathways, and State Responses to Emergency Surges in Demand

This Rapid Response Brief includes descriptions of the supply, distribution, education pathways, as well as [...]

Washington State Initial Unemployment Claims: Health Related Occupations 1/11/20 – 4/25/20

This figure summarizes data on initial unemployment claims in Washington State for selected health occupations [...]