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HRSA announced nearly $75 million to support health care services in rural America. Funding will launch new opioid treatment and recovery services in rural communities, strengthen maternal health care in the South, and help rural hospitals stay open.
Funding will expand the number of nurses and primary care physicians, promote behavioral health integration into pediatric care, and support behavioral health needs of children in families impacted by the opioid crisis.
Marking National Health Center Week, HHS, through the Health Resources and Services Administration released new data showing over 31 million total patients served at HRSA-funded health centers in 2023—an increase of 2.7 million since 2020.
New investments will make it easier for social workers to practice across state lines, increase behavioral health access, and better facilitate telehealth services; Funding builds on HRSA’s work to support licensure compacts to improve access to primary care and psychology.
By Steven Posnack & Jim Macrae – ONC’s USCDI+ program recently reached a milestone as part of a joint initiative started in August 2022 with HRSA. HRSA and HRSA Health Center Program grantees launched one of the first real-world implementations using the HL7® FHIR® Bulk Data Access standard as part of a federal program.
HRSA increases loan repayment amounts by 50% for primary care providers who commit to practicing in high need and rural areas. Additional loan repayment available for primary care providers who commit to serve in shortage areas, demonstrate fluency in Spanish.
Carole Johnson, Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, recently convened leaders from over 25 nursing and health care organizations for a roundtable discussion on the newly released findings of the National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses — the first comprehensive federal survey of nurses since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Health Resources and Services Administration, is announcing awards of nearly $9 million to strengthen and expand the mental health and substance use workforce in underserved and rural communities.