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US HR2781EMPOWER for Health Act of 2019 Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness for Health Act of 2019
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Introduced
05/16/2019
05/16/2019
In Committee
07/17/2019
07/17/2019
Crossed Over
10/29/2019
10/29/2019
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
Introduced Session
116th Congress
Bill Summary
Reauthorizes through FY2024 certain Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) training and education grants programs for health care professionals, including, among others, funding to increase the number of health care professionals from underrepresented groups.The bill also revises and reauthorizes through FY2024 the HRSA Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program and the Geriatrics Academic Career Award Program. Grants under these programs may be used to (1) support clinical training and integrate health care services for older adults and (2) promote the career development of eligible faculty specializing in geriatric health. HRSA must prioritize the funding of training and services in rural and underserved areas.Further, the bill reauthorizes the pediatric specialty loan repayment program. The program provides qualified pediatric medical specialists or child and adolescent mental, behavioral, and psychiatric health specialists up to three years of loan repayment in exchange for two years of service providing health care in an area with limited access to such care. Finally, the bill establishes grants for education programs to provide scholarships or stipends to students from underrepresented groups who are enrolled in programs for physical or occupational therapy, audiology, or speech-language pathology.
AI Summary
This bill reauthorizes and revises several Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) grant programs related to the health professions workforce. Key provisions include:
- Reauthorizing funding through FY2024 for programs that train and support health professionals, particularly from underrepresented groups, in areas like primary care, public health, and geriatrics.
- Establishing new grants for education programs to provide scholarships and stipends to students from underrepresented groups in physical therapy, occupational therapy, audiology, and speech-language pathology.
- Reauthorizing and expanding the Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program and Geriatrics Academic Career Awards to promote education, training, and career development in geriatrics.
- Creating a new pediatric specialty loan repayment program to support pediatric medical and mental/behavioral health providers serving areas with limited access to such care.
The goal of the bill is to help strengthen and diversify the health professions workforce, with a focus on expanding access to care for underserved populations and communities.
Committee Categories
Business and Industry, Health and Social Services
Sponsors (16)
Jan Schakowsky (D)*,
Michael Burgess (R),
Sean Casten (D),
Kathy Castor (D),
Yvette Clarke (D),
Brian Fitzpatrick (R),
Raúl Grijalva (D),
Eddie Johnson (D),
Robin Kelly (D),
Billy Long (R),
Joe Morelle (D),
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),
Kathleen Rice (D),
Lucille Roybal-Allard (D),
Bobby Rush (D),
Greg Walden (R),
Last Action
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (on 10/29/2019)
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