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State licensing boards have a large impact on the growth, development and retention of health professionals. The OPLC notes in this report that 15% (16) of the 107 strategies outlined in Giving Care: A Strategic Plan to Expand and Support New Hampshire’s Health Care Workforce are related to OPLC and licensure.

This brief provides updates to the Insurance Coverage and Marketplace “Covering the Care Briefs” that were previously published by the Institute for Health Policy and Practice at UNH, providing information about coverage in 2020 and 2021.

This report represents the first use of the Field Assessment Tool (FASST) to assess the conditions of NH's Health Equity field across seven field building domains, based on interviews with key informants engaged in this work.

WMUR's Fred Kocher sits down with two leading forces in New Hampshire's health care industry, Paula Smith and Margaret Franckhauser, to discuss how the state is responding to the shortage of workers.

Rising health costs and problems with affordability are impacting individuals and families and disrupting healthcare access across the country and in New Hampshire. Over 200 participants joined a discussion on what can be done to make healthcare equitable and affordable in New Hampshire.

The ECHO model connects interdisciplinary specialists with community-based practitioners to improve the delivery of healthcare. Quality and Clinical Improvement Director Marcy Doyle explains how the Institute for Health Policy and Practice is using the ECHO model for virtual learning opportunities that flip the script on how providers and practitioners partner with one another for better health outcomes.

This Executive Summary provides an overview of the strategic plan to build and retain New Hampshire's health care workforce.

This strategic plan, intended for implementation within two years, includes 107 strategies to build and retain New Hampshire's health care workforce in four areas: pipeline, recruitment, and retention needs facing the state; critical policy and regulatory issues; data needs; and provides a mechanism for coordination and governance of workforce development efforts.