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Resources by Topic: Loans, loan repayment, and loan forgiveness for health careers

Utah's Loan Repayment Awards Map
Map details the distribution of Utah's state loan repayment program funding. Highlights the funding issued via the Healthcare Workforce, Rural Physician Loan Repayment, and Behavioral Health Workforce programs for the previous year.
Date: 2023
Sponsoring organization: Utah Office of Primary Care and Rural Health
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Moral Distress Among Clinicians Working in US Safety Net Practices During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Mixed Methods Study
Explores the causes and levels of moral distress experienced by clinicians treating low-income primary care, dental, and behavioral health patients in safety net practices and participating in education loan repayment programs during the COVID-19 pandemic. Features statistics on reported degree of moral distress related to work experienced during the pandemic, with breakdowns by discipline and practice type, including Federally Qualified Health Centers, Indian Health Service or tribal site, and Rural Health Clinics.
Author(s): Donald E. Pathman, Jeffrey Sonis, Thomas E Rauner, et al.
Citation: BMJ Open, 2022
Date: 08/2022
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Federal Student Loan Repayment Programs for Behavioral Health Service Providers
Provides an overview of Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)-administered federal student loan repayment programs available to behavioral health providers. Addresses program components, benefits, Congressional appropriations for these programs for fiscal year 2022, and policy issues for Congress to consider.
Date: 08/2022
Sponsoring organization: Congressional Research Service
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Oregon Partnership State Loan Repayment Program (SLRP) Active Providers by City
Map displays the location and the number of recipients of the Oregon Partnership State Loan Repayment Program (SLRP) by city and county.
Date: 07/2022
Sponsoring organization: Oregon Office of Rural Health
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Oregon Primary Care Loan Forgiveness Program (PCLF) Active Awardees by City
Map displays the location and the number of Oregon Primary Care Loan Forgiveness Program (PCLF) recipients by city and county.
Date: 07/2022
Sponsoring organization: Oregon Office of Rural Health
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Oregon: Behavioral Health Loan Repayment Program (BHLRP) Awardees by City
Map of Oregon displays the location and the number of Behavioral Health Loan Repayment Program (BHLRP) recipients by city and county.
Date: 07/2022
Sponsoring organization: Oregon Office of Rural Health
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Health Workforce Issues in American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) Populations
Rapid response policy brief providing an overview of the Indian Health Service (IHS), and discussing tribally-operated health services and access to health services and insurance outside of tribal or IHS networks. Describes the representation of AI/AN populations within the healthcare workforce and offers recommendations and strategies to strengthen the health workforce providing care for AI/AN populations.
Author(s): Natalia V. Oster, Susan M. Skillman, Bianca K. Frogner
Date: 07/2022
Sponsoring organization: UW Center for Health Workforce Studies
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HPSA 101: Health Professional Shortage Areas Explained
Video describing Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs), scoring calculations and factors affecting HPSA scores, National Health Service Corps loan repayments programs, and the role of the Virginia primary care office in identifying shortage areas in Virginia. Includes a brief history of HPSAs. Transcript available.
Date: 05/2022
Sponsoring organization: Virginia Department of Health: Office of Health Equity
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How States Can Expand Health Care Access in Rural Communities
Discusses policy options states could use to increase access to care and the supply of healthcare providers in rural areas. Covers financial assistance programs for medical and dental education; malpractice reform; scope of practice changes for advanced practice registered nurses, physician assistants, and dental health aide therapists; telemedicine parity; and mobile clinics.
Date: 02/2022
Sponsoring organization: Center for American Progress
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Health Workforce: Biden-Harris Administration 2021 HRSA Highlights
Fact sheet describing the Health Resources & Services Administration's efforts to support the health workforce and promote health equity. Includes descriptions of funding opportunities and efforts to promote expansion of graduate medical education programs in rural and underserved areas.
Date: 01/2022
Sponsoring organization: Health Resources and Services Administration
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