HRSA awards $319 million for programs serving clinician shortage areas
The Health Resources and Services Administration yesterday awarded $319 million in fiscal year 2019 funding to support scholarship and loan repayment for medical, dental and behavioral health clinicians and students who serve in underserved rural, urban and tribal communities through the National Health Service Corps. The funding includes $80 million to support clinicians providing substance use disorder treatment in underserved communities, including more than 2,000 rural sites. “These awards not only get more NHSC providers into the communities that need them the most, but also help to keep those physicians working there long term," said HRSA Acting Administrator Tom Engels.
Related News Articles
Headline
A nationwide shortage of health care workers made worse by the pandemic, and increased reliance on contract labor, is driving expenses up and operating margins…
Headline
The Health Resources and Services Administration has extended through June 7 the deadline for eligible facilities — including eligible critical access…
Headline
Hospitals and health systems added 4,500 jobs in April, while U.S. jobs overall increased by 428,000, according to data released Friday by the Bureau of Labor…
Headline
The COVID-19 pandemic has put extreme stress on the health care workforce in the United States, contributing to growing worker shortages, burnout and mental…
News
Hospitals and health systems employed 18,300 more people in July, as U.S. jobs overall increased by 943,000, according to preliminary data released Friday by…
Headline
In response to a request from Sens. Gary Peters, D-Mich., and Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., the General Accountability Office yesterday released a report examining…