Local and State Innovation

Harnessing Immigrant and Refugee Healthcare Workers to Fight COVID: The Longer Arc

The coronavirus pandemic exposed personnel gaps in the American healthcare system. This article builds on the first piece in the series (Immediate Answers) by looking at longer-term solutions in the continued fight against the coronavirus and better bulwark American healthcare institutions moving forward.   The previous article outlined the impending shortage of doctors and how […]

Harnessing Immigrant and Refugee Healthcare Workers to Fight COVID: Immediate Answers

There are currently 1.1 million immigrants, refugees, and U.S.-born healthcare professionals with undergraduate health-related degrees that are underutilized but could be called upon to help fight the COVID pandemic. This article, the first in a two-part series, outlines the doctor shortages in American healthcare and begins to outline immediate action states can take amidst the […]