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About Us

About the New Hampshire Health Care Workforce Coalition

The New Hampshire Health Care Workforce Coalition came together in 2018 to address systemic health care workforce shortages that led to delays in accessing care. Today, our coalition includes more than 80 health care provider, advocacy, and business organizations, among others, who meet regularly to discuss key challenges that impact access to health care across the Granite State. Our focus on developing policy solutions to systemwide issues, rather than the issues of a few, has resulted in historic investments across New Hampshire's health care system. We believe that every Granite Stater’s life is improved through better access to quality primary and preventive care, and we will continue our work in a bipartisan fashion to meet the health needs of the populations we serve.  

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Our Story

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In 2023, the Coalition worked to pass a bill that provides funding to increase Medicaid reimbursement rates. These increased rates help health care providers recruit and retain more workers and treat more patients in need. While this success is an important step in the right direction, there is still more work to do to grow our health care workforce, especially in rural and underserved communities.

In 2024, the Coalition worked on legislation and programs that would attract and retain health care workers in New Hampshire. This included increasing access to care for Granite Staters in the North Country, providing greater career stability for Community Health Workers, investing in the health care pipeline, expanding the State Loan Repayment Program to more health care workers, and more.

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Our Members

The New Hampshire Health Care Workforce Coalition is a broad stakeholder group that includes organizations across New Hampshire. In 2024, SB 403 was supported by the following organizations:

Alzheimer's Association, MA/NH Chapter
Ascentria Care Alliance
Bi-State Primary Care Association
Center for Life Management
Community Partners
Community Support Network, Inc.
Disability Rights Center - NH
Granite State Home Health & Hospice Association
Greater Nashua Chamber of Commerce
Greater Nashua Mental Health Center
Headrest
HealthForce NH
Lakes Region Mental Health Center
LeadingAge Maine & New Hampshire
Legislative Commission on the Interdisciplinary Primary Care Workforce
Meals on Wheels New Hampshire
Mental Health Center of Greater Manchester
Monadnock Family Services
NAMI-New Hampshire
Nashua Chamber of Commerce
Nashua Division of Public Health and Community Services
National Association of Social Workers, NH Chapter
New Futures
New Hampshire Alcohol & Drug Abuse Counselors Association
New Hampshire Area Health Education Center (AHEC)
New Hampshire Association of Nurse Anesthesiology
New Hampshire Association of Residential Care Homes
New Hampshire Community Behavioral Health Association
New Hampshire Dental Hygenists' Association
New Hampshire Health Care Association
New Hampshire Hospital Association
New Hampshire Hunger Solutions
New Hampshire Medical Society
New Hampshire Nurse Practitioner Association
New Hampshire Nurses Association
New Hampshire Oral Health Coalition
New Hampshire Public Health Association
Northern Human Services
RS Consulting, LLC
Riverbend Community Mental Health
Rivier University, Division of Nursing and Health Professions
Seacoast Mental Health Center
Southern New Hampshire AHEC
St. Joseph School of Nursing
The Moore Center
UNH System
Waypoint
West Central Behavioral Health

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