Tagged: Pandemic

Federal Government's $1B Effort to Recruit Next Generation of Doctors at Risk

Federal Government's $1B Effort to Recruit Next Generation of Doctors at Risk

Health Care

Over the last three years, millions of taxpayer dollars were pumped into the National Health Service Corps to hire thousands more doctors and nurses willing to serve the country's most desperate regions during the COVID-19 pandemic in exchange for forgiving medical school debts. Now, with the health emergency over, the program's expansion is in jeopardy – even as people struggle to get timely and quality care because of an industry-wide dearth of workers. read more >

Health Care Vaccine Mandate Remains as Some Push for an End

Health Care Vaccine Mandate Remains as Some Push for an End

Health Care

One year after it began being enforced nationwide on Feb. 20, 2022, the vaccination requirement affecting an estimated 10 million health care workers is the last remaining major mandate from President Joe Biden's sweeping attempt to boost national vaccination rates. read more >

US Population Center Trending Toward South This Decade

US Population Center Trending Toward South This Decade

Experts aren't sure at this point if the dramatic pull of the South is a short-term change spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic or a long-term trend, or even what impact it will have on the reallocation of political power through redistricting after the 2030 census. read more >

Drugstores Make Slow Headway on Staffing Problems

Drugstores Make Slow Headway on Staffing Problems

Health Care

Major drugstore chains have raised pay and dangled signing bonuses to add employees. They're also emphasizing the lunch breaks and sending routine prescription work to other locations to improve conditions in their pandemic-battered pharmacies. read more >