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News by Topic: Health workforce
Aug 13, 2025 - Notice from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) seeking comments on an information collection regarding forms related to the Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery (STAR) Loan Repayment Program (LRP) and the Pediatric Specialty LRP. The information collected is used to assess an applicant's eligibility and qualifications for the STAR and Pediatric Specialty LRPs. Comments are due by October 14, 2025.
Source: Federal Register
Aug 13, 2025 - Notice from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) seeking comments on an information collection regarding forms related to the Nurse Corps Loan Repayment Program (LRP). The information collected is used by the Nurse Corps program to make award decisions about Nurse Corps LRP applicants and to monitor a participant's compliance with the program's service requirements. Comments are due by September 12, 2025.
Source: Federal Register
Aug 5, 2025 - Notice from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) seeking comments on an information collection titled "Application and Other Forms Used by the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Scholarship Program, the NHSC Students to Service Loan Repayment Program, and the Native Hawaiian Health Scholarship Program, OMB No. 0915-0146-Revision." Proposed revisions include adding a proof of citizenship document and essay to the application packet for both the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Scholarship Program (SP) and NHSC Students to Service Loan Repayment Program (S2S LRP). HRSA also proposes to convert the Enrollment Verification Form to an electronic workflow called In-School Verification. Comments are due by October 6, 2025.
Source: Federal Register
Aug 4, 2025 - Notice of final rule from the Centers revising the hospital inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) for operating and capital-related costs of acute care hospitals for fiscal year 2026. This rule also makes changes related to Medicare graduate medical education (GME) for teaching hospitals; updates payment policies and the annual payment rates for the Medicare prospective payment system (PPS) for inpatient hospital services provided by long-term care hospitals; updates and make changes to requirements for certain quality programs; and finalizes certain updates to the ONC Health Information Technology (IT) Certification Program among other things. These final rules are effective October 1, 2025.
Source: Federal Register
Jul 30, 2025 - Notice from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) seeking comments on revisions to an information collection regarding forms used by the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) and the Nurse Corps Scholarship and Loan Repayment Programs. The NHSC and Nurse Corps Interest Capture Form, is an optional form that a health profession student, licensed clinician, faculty member, clinical site administrator, or other interested individual can complete and submit to HRSA. The purpose of the form is to enable individuals and clinical sites to ask questions about the NHSC and/or Nurse Corps Scholarship and Loan Repayment Programs, and to provide their contact information so that HRSA may provide them with periodic program updates and other general information. Comments are due by September 29, 2025.
Source: Federal Register
Jul 10, 2025 - Announces 25 project awards totaling $7 million through the
Delta Workforce Grant Program (DWP) to support workforce
development, employment and training needs, and community
economic development in the Delta Regional Authority's
8-state service area: Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois,
Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee.
DWP awards cover a range of fields and professions,
including current and future healthcare professionals,
laboratory sciences, healthcare career training pathway
programs, and more.
Source: Delta Regional Authority
GAO: Request for Nominations for the Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC)
Federal Register
Jun 16, 2025 - The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is accepting nominations for appointment to the Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC), which provides comments and recommendations to the Secretary of Health and Human Services on physician payment models. Nominations are due by July 15, 2025.
Source: Federal Register