On January 11, 2016 the U. S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report concluding that current efforts to meet national healthcare workforce needs are lacking and greater planning is needed. The federal government—largely through the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)—funds programs to help ensure a sufficient supply and distribution of health care professionals. The GAO recommends that HHS develop a comprehensive and coordinated planning approach that includes performance measures, identifies any gaps between its workforce programs and national needs, and identifies actions to close these gaps.
The full report can be found here.
The report highlights can be found here.
