America is in dire need of more health-care workers. There are shortages throughout the system, from doctors and nurses in hospital emergency rooms to aides who work in the homes of seniors and people with disabilities. The crisis has been brewing for years as aging baby boomers put unprecedented strain on the health-care system. The Covid-19 pandemic has only magnified the problem, Bloomberg reports. Read more.
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