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This bill aims to address New Hampshire's health care workforce shortage by establishing a comprehensive strategy to recruit, retain, and support healthcare workers. The bill creates a Public-Private Health Care Workforce Recruitment and Retention Hub, managed by the Bi-State Primary Care Association, which will implement several initiatives including a national clinician recruitment campaign, graduate nursing mentorship programs, and the New Hampshire Needs Caregivers Program to train up to 500 licensed nursing assistants with scholarships up to $2,600. The bill provides multiple appropriations totaling approximately $29.6 million over two fiscal years (2026 and 2027), with funding directed towards workforce development activities such as student loan repayment opportunities for clinicians, supporting rural family medicine residency training, and increasing Medicaid reimbursement rates. Additionally, the bill allocates $4 million specifically for opioid treatment provider rate increases and includes funding for training behavioral health clinicians. The overall goal is to strengthen New Hampshire's healthcare infrastructure by creating pathways for healthcare professionals to enter and remain in the state's workforce, particularly in rural and underserved areas.

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