Senate bill S940-118

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Rural America Health Corps Act

• Last activity on Mar 22, 2023

• Introduced Mar 22, 2023

• By Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN]

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Rural America Health Corps Act

This bill establishes a student loan repayment demonstration program for eligible providers who agree to work for five years in a rural area with a shortage of primary, dental, or mental health care providers. For each year of this service, the Department of Health and Human Services must pay one-fifth of the principal and interest on a provider's qualifying loans. Total payments to a provider may not exceed $200,000.

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Mar. 22 2023	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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Mar. 22 2023	Introduced in Senate

Senate bill S940-118

Rural America Health Corps Act

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