Health Workforce Research

View the latest publications from federally-funded health workforce research centers across the nation.

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Bridging the Gap: Community Health Centers and Geographic Inequities in Medicaid Healthcare

Medicaid beneficiaries are disproportionately concentrated in the most socially vulnerable areas in the United States. This webinar discusses a national study using Medicaid claims data to examine how zip code–level social vulnerability influences primary care utilization, and the important role of federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) in addressing access gaps for the Medicaid population.

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HWRCs 2025 Annual Report

The HWRCs’ 2025 Annual Report captures the work conducted by the federally-funded HWRCs throughout the past year. This report documents a year of impactful research and collaborative problem-solving aimed at ensuring the US health workforce is well-prepared, well-distributed, and equipped to meet the challenges of today and tomorrow.

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Health Workforce Research Digest

Most Recent HWRC Annual Report

HWRCs' 2024 Annual Report

Community Health Needs Assesment

About HWTAC

Established to support the efforts of the National Center for Health Workforce Analysis (NCHWA), the Health Workforce Technical Assistance Center (HWTAC) provides technical assistance to states and organizations that engage in health workforce planning. Our strength at HWTAC is our experience and knowledge about health workforce research. We offer a wide array of technical expertise to support health workforce planning at many levels.

HWTAC is based at the Center for Health Workforce Studies (CHWS) at the College of Integrated Health Sciences, University at Albany, State University of New York.

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