In April, HHS and DOL released recommendations to improve data infrastructure on the workforce delivering HCBS in response to President Biden’s Executive Order 14095, “Increasing Access to High-Quality Care and Supporting Caregivers”. The importance of these workers to the United States economy, the increasing demand for services, and the persistent challenges around job quality, recruitment, and retention make it critical that policymakers have usable data. This data can be used to support the HCBS workforce and track the impacts of policy changes over time. Implementing these recommendations will drive data-informed policy decisions to improve the quality of and access to HCBS for the millions of Americans who are receiving or need these services.
