Reauthorize Health Professions Education

Full Title:
To reauthorize programs related to health professions education, and for other purposes.

Summary#

This bill would reauthorize and set funding levels for a number of federal programs that support health professions education and workforce development. It updates authorization language and specifies annual appropriation amounts for fiscal years 2026 through 2030 for programs such as Centers of Excellence, scholarships for disadvantaged students, loan repayment and fellowship programs for faculty, primary care training, dental training, area health education centers, geriatrics training, public health workforce development, and a pediatric specialty loan repayment program. It also updates the authorization years for the National Center for Health Care Workforce Analysis from 2021–2025 to 2026–2030.

What it means for you#

  • Students and trainees in health fields may continue to have program support available under these reauthorized programs.
  • Institutions that run training, scholarship, or loan repayment programs would have authorized funding levels specified for each year from 2026 to 2030.
  • Workforce planners and program administrators would see the National Center for Health Care Workforce Analysis authorization extended through 2030.

Expenses#

The bill specifies the following annual appropriation amounts to carry out each listed program for fiscal years 2026 through 2030:

  • Centers of Excellence: $28,422,000 per year.
  • Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students: $55,014,000 per year.
  • Loan Repayments and Fellowships Regarding Faculty Positions: $2,310,000 per year.
  • Educational Assistance for Individuals from Disadvantaged Backgrounds: $16,000,000 per year.
  • Primary Care Training and Enhancement: $49,924,000 per year.
  • Training in General, Pediatric, and Public Health Dentistry: $42,673,000 per year.
  • Area Health Education Centers: $47,000,000 per year.
  • Education and Training Relating to Geriatrics: $48,245,000 per year.
  • Public Health Workforce Development: $18,000,000 per year.
  • Pediatric Specialty Loan Repayment Program: $10,000,000 per year.
    For the National Center for Health Care Workforce Analysis, the bill changes the authorization years to 2026 through 2030 but does not specify a new appropriation amount in the provided text.

Proponents' View#

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Opponents' View#

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