The HHS is investing $60 million through the Health Resources and Services Administration to strengthen healthcare workforces in rural communities through a number of initiatives, Healthcare Dive reports.
About $46 million in funding through the American Rescue Plan will go to 31 recipients with the goal of expanding healthcare capacity in rural and tribal areas by creating job development, training and placement programs for dental hygienists, medical assistants, doulas and other community-based healthcare professionals.
Another $10 million will go to 13 organizations to create new medical residency programs in rural communities to boost the number of physicians training in those areas.
And about $4 million will go to 18 recipients with the goal of improving health outcomes and quality for rural patients and veterans living in those communities. Read more.
