Funded projects include primary care workforce training, equipment to enhance training, loan repayment programs for health professionals, health career opportunity programs for disadvantaged students, and development of patient navigator services to improve outcomes for patients with cancer or other chronic diseases.
Read the Hill report on the healthcare workforce.
Read more coverage on the healthcare workforce:
– Federal Study Shows RN Workforce Growing, but High Proportion Nearing Retirement
– As Senate Considers More Medicare-Funded Residency Slots, Hospitals Not Filling Existing Slots
