health care workforce

The initiative was a priority of Senate President Kathleen Passidomo, who touted plans to help grow Florida’s health care workforce, increase access and incentivize innovation.

Florida will need more nurses, home health aides, mental health professionals and other medical workers. It's a flagship issue as lawmakers return to work this week in Tallahassee.

Each year, the Florida Department of Health is required to publish an update on the physician workforce, to help the Legislature in strategic planning.…