Physician Workforce
AHA comments on the Department of Homeland Security’s proposed rule that would eliminate “duration of status” (D/S) as an authorized period of stay for certain nonimmigrant visa classifications.
The Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes’ Foundation has recognized 60 licensure boards and 1,850 hospitals, health systems and other care facilities for changing invasive and stigmatizing mental health questions in their licensing applications.
Congress reintroduces AHA-supported, bipartisan workforce bill supporting foreign nurses, physicians
Bipartisan, bicameral legislation supported by the AHA to address the ongoing nurse and physician shortage was reintroduced in Congress yesterday. The Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act (H.R. 5283 /S. 2759) would recapture green cards that were previously authorized by Congress but were unused.
September 11, 2025The Honorable Terri SewellU.S. House of Representatives1035 Longworth House Office BuildingWashington, DC 20515 The Honorable Brian FitzpatrickU.S. House of Representatives271 Cannon House Office BuildingWashington, DC 20515 Dear Representatives Sewell and…
This webinar explores how creating a culture that supports clinicians is a powerful investment in a hospital’s long-term strength.
The American Hospital Association (AHA) expresses support for legislation, H.R. 3890, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2025. This bipartisan bill would add 14,000 Medicare-funded residency positions over seven years, thereby helping to alleviate ongoing physician shortages that…
Recent data from Press Ganey, reflecting input from over 1.4 million health care employees, reveals that after an initial post-pandemic rebound, employee engagement declined slightly in 2024 — a decrease of 0.02 on a 5-point scale.
Congress reintroduces bipartisan legislation extending workforce program for foreign-born physicians
Both chambers of Congress have reintroduced AHA-supported legislation, the Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act (S. 709]/H.R. 1585), to reauthorize and expand the program that allows foreign-born medical graduates to practice medicine in rural and underserved areas.
AHA, others express support for inclusion of the bipartisan Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act (H.R. 4942/S. 665) and Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act (H.R. 6025/S. 3211) in the end-of-year package.
For National Suicide Prevention Month and National Physician Suicide Awareness Day, the Zero Suicide Institute and the Suicide Prevention in the Health Care Workforce guide provides strategies for preventing suicide in physicians and health care workers.