Supplemental Health Care - Insights Series https://aacton.podbean.com Workforce strategy has never been more complex or more critical. In each episode of Supplemental Health Care's Insight Series, host Alex Acton sits down with industry leaders and subject matter experts to unpack the trends, pressures, and strategies shaping workforce planning across healthcare, education, and behavioral health.

From rising demand driven by an aging population to persistent labor shortages, retention challenges, evolving technology, and emerging funding models,  this series goes beyond the headlines to explore what's really happening on the ground and what health systems and school districts can do about it. Guests bring decades of firsthand experience navigating these challenges, offering practical insight for leaders who are planning their workforce strategy today and preparing for what's next.

New episodes feature candid conversations, real data, and real-world stories from across the country. Subscribe to stay ahead of the trends shaping the future of workforce planning, and visit shccares.com to learn how Supplemental Health Care can help your organization navigate it.

]]> Thu, 03 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0400 https://podbean.com/?v=5.5 en us Copyright 2026 All rights reserved. Business 1440 episodic Supplemental Health Care Supplemental Health Care No false https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/22511155/Picture5.jpg Supplemental Health Care - Insights Series https://aacton.podbean.com 144 144 The Education Staffing Squeeze: Addressing Workforce Challenges in Schools The Education Staffing Squeeze: Addressing Workforce Challenges in Schools https://aacton.podbean.com/e/inside-shc-education-solving-school-staffing-shortages-with-ashley-donaldson/ https://aacton.podbean.com/e/inside-shc-education-solving-school-staffing-shortages-with-ashley-donaldson/#comments Thu, 03 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0400 aacton.podbean.com/47d0953d-8e99-357e-ba6f-12e5ac9a2dcd Schools are being asked to do more with less and are facing more mandated services, more students with IEPs, more competition for a shrinking pool of teachers, nurses, and therapists, all while budgets tighten and the pandemic-era funding cliff hits. In this episode, host Alex Acton talks with Ashley Donaldson, Division Vice President at Supplemental Health Care, about what's really driving the education staffing crisis and how districts are navigating it.

Ashley brings a rare vantage point to this conversation: a former special education teacher, behavior specialist, and IEP compliance lead who's also been on the other side of the table as a parent navigating speech services for her own child. Now she leads workforce planning and solution design for school district partners across the country.

Learn more: Visit www.shceducation.com to connect with Ashley and her team, or catch SHC Education at ASHA, CASE, and other upcoming industry events.

]]> Schools are being asked to do more with less and are facing more mandated services, more students with IEPs, more competition for a shrinking pool of teachers, nurses, and therapists, all while budgets tighten and the pandemic-era funding cliff hits. In this episode, host Alex Acton talks with Ashley Donaldson, Division Vice President at Supplemental Health Care, about what's really driving the education staffing crisis and how districts are navigating it.

Ashley brings a rare vantage point to this conversation: a former special education teacher, behavior specialist, and IEP compliance lead who's also been on the other side of the table as a parent navigating speech services for her own child. Now she leads workforce planning and solution design for school district partners across the country.

Learn more: Visit www.shceducation.com to connect with Ashley and her team, or catch SHC Education at ASHA, CASE, and other upcoming industry events.

]]> Supplemental Health Care false No 1566 2 full The Healthcare Hiring Pinch The Healthcare Hiring Pinch https://aacton.podbean.com/e/the-healthcare-hiring-pinch/ https://aacton.podbean.com/e/the-healthcare-hiring-pinch/#comments Wed, 22 Jul 2026 10:41:17 -0400 aacton.podbean.com/38607b06-af79-3444-80ef-683245749c8a Episode 1: The Healthcare Pinch — with Scott Armstrong, Chief Revenue Officer

To kick off the Insight Series, host Alex Acton sits down with Scott Armstrong, Chief Revenue Officer at Supplemental Health Care and an 18-year veteran of healthcare workforce solutions, to unpack what's really driving the healthcare crunch.

They dig into the numbers behind the pressure: an aging population set to hit "peak 65," rising demand for specialized skills like imaging and robotic surgery, nursing school rejections due to faculty shortages, and projections that 40% of today's nurses may retire by 2029. Scott shares how health systems are rethinking retention, extending the careers of experienced clinicians, and balancing "high tech and high touch" approaches to care.

The conversation also tackles the unique challenges facing rural health systems operating on razor-thin margins, why a one-size-fits-all staffing strategy doesn't work, and how contingent labor costs compare to the pandemic-era spikes many still remember. Scott closes with practical advice for health system executives building a workforce strategy for the next three to five years.

Listen in for data-backed insight and real talk on where healthcare workforce planning is headed, and visit shccares.com to learn how Supplemental Health Care can help your organization navigate it.

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To kick off the Insight Series, host Alex Acton sits down with Scott Armstrong, Chief Revenue Officer at Supplemental Health Care and an 18-year veteran of healthcare workforce solutions, to unpack what's really driving the healthcare crunch.

They dig into the numbers behind the pressure: an aging population set to hit "peak 65," rising demand for specialized skills like imaging and robotic surgery, nursing school rejections due to faculty shortages, and projections that 40% of today's nurses may retire by 2029. Scott shares how health systems are rethinking retention, extending the careers of experienced clinicians, and balancing "high tech and high touch" approaches to care.

The conversation also tackles the unique challenges facing rural health systems operating on razor-thin margins, why a one-size-fits-all staffing strategy doesn't work, and how contingent labor costs compare to the pandemic-era spikes many still remember. Scott closes with practical advice for health system executives building a workforce strategy for the next three to five years.

Listen in for data-backed insight and real talk on where healthcare workforce planning is headed, and visit shccares.com to learn how Supplemental Health Care can help your organization navigate it.

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