Rural Health
News by Topic: Loans, loan repayment, and loan forgiveness for health careers
Jan 20, 2025 - Profiles a doctor in rural North Dakota, discussing why he wants to practice in a rural community and a program that offers student loan repayment in return for practicing in qualified rural locations of the state.
Source: KFYR
IHS: Request for Public Comment: 60-Day Notice for Extension of the Indian Health Service Loan Repayment Program
Federal Register
Dec 27, 2024 - Notice from the Indian Health Service (IHS) seeking comments on the proposed extension of forms related to the IHS Loan Repayment Program (LRP). Information collected will be used to score applications and determine which applicants will be awarded each fiscal year. Comments are due by February 25, 2025.
Source: Federal Register
Dec 23, 2024 - Describes how wildfires in August 2023 have contributed to worsening physician workforce shortages in rural Maui County, Hawai'i. Notes that housing shortages and the rising cost of living have led many healthcare workers, including physicians, to consider moving. Highlights a variety of recruitment efforts including workforce rental housing and a state loan repayment program.
Source: Honolulu Civil Beat
Dec 12, 2024 - Describes the impacts of a shortage of maternal healthcare in Nebraska as described to the Nebraska Legislature's Health and Human Services Committee. Discusses effective policies and programs for workforce recruitment and retention and better healthcare access including student loan repayment programs, adjusted reimbursement rates, and remote surgeries.
Source: KETV