Great. Medicaid cuts. Just what every HR person in a primary care clinic wants to hear over their morning coffee.
Now I’ve got to figure out how to keep our care teams intact and our lights on. Raises? Not happening. New hires? Only if Monopoly money counts. So we’re shifting gears fast: team-based care, everyone working top of license. That means MAs doing more screenings, nurses owning care coordination, and our docs focusing on the tough stuff.
We’re talking serious cross-training: turn a support staffer into a care navigator, and boom—more patient touchpoints, fewer overtime hours. And don’t get me started on CHWs. They’re gold. Patients trust them, and they’re budget-friendly. Win-win.
Retention? That’s my new full-time job. If I can keep a nurse by helping her get loan forgiveness or flex days for telehealth, I’m doing it. Because losing a clinician costs more than a retention perk ever will.
Bottom line: It’s scrappy season. But we’re not folding.
What’s your clinic doing to ride out the storm?