Workforce/Access Shortage

Massachusetts is proposing a pilot program, called Military to Medicine, to help veterans with military medical training transition into civilian...

Pennsylvania has launched a $5 million Nurse Shortage Assistance Program to address workforce shortages by providing nursing students with up to...

Idaho lawmakers and an anti-abortion advocacy group are promoting data suggesting that the state has not experienced a significant loss of...

A coalition of 25 states has sued the U.S. Department of Education over new federal student loan limits for graduate and professional programs,...

Australia’s federal budget reforms include measures aimed at better aligning migration policy with occupational licensing systems to address...

Vermont lawmakers are considering a set of bills aimed at expanding scope of practice for certain licensed professions as part of a broader effort...

A growing shortage of maternity care in the United States—driven in part by the closure of more than 500 hospital obstetric units since...

Japan’s ageing population and growing shortages in healthcare and elder-care work have made the country a potential employment destination for...

In November 2025, the U.S. Department of Education reclassified nursing, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, physical therapists,...

Texas and Arkansas have agreed to expand electrician license reciprocity, allowing licensed master electricians from either state to work in the...

Nigeria has launched the “National Strategic Directions for Nursing and Midwifery (NSDNM) 2025–2030,” a reform framework developed...

The Philippine government has launched a “Regulatory Sandbox Pilot Program for Flexible Supervision of Pharmacies” to improve access to...