Biden admin to allocate $100M to address community shortages of doctors and other health care workers

Biden admin to invest $100 million to address health care worker shortage The Biden administration plans to direct $100 million to the National Health Service Corps to address the ongoing health care labor shortage. NBC News

The Biden administration announced Thursday that it will direct $100 million to the National Health Service Corps to help address the health care worker shortage.

Pulled from funding in the American Rescue Plan, the $100 million represents one of the nation’s biggest investments in a program that helps place primary care doctors in communities that have difficulty recruiting and retaining them. It's a five-fold increase from previous years, the Department of Health and Human Services said.

The National Health Service Corps offers loan repayments and scholarships to clinicians in exchange for multiple years of service in areas that have a health care provider shortage. ...