2022 NAHC Conference

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Fixing the Healthcare People Problem (Room 122/123)

The United States healthcare industry has a people problem. There just are not enough available caregivers to meet the needs of the public. When people are faced with new medical problems, or when they have chronic health issues they turn to the expertise, counsel, and compassion of nurses, aides, doctors, and a whole cadre of other health professionals. From 2010 to 2050, the United States population ages 85 and older is roughly expected to triple from under six million to over 18 million. Without significant reforms and innovation, there will not be enough caregivers to support the needs. In this outline we suggest strategies to counter the workforce crisis and the policies that need to be adopted to make systemic change to fix our people problem.