Jacob Rains is a Consultant at Manatt Health and a Research Affiliate at the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research at UNC-Chapel Hill. His research examines efforts to build a resilient health workforce in rural and underserved areas as a strategy to address health disparities. Jacob specializes in translating health workforce research into actionable policy. Jacob previously worked for a member of Congress developing policies on Medicaid, long-term services and supports and the health care safety net.