https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/news/topics/loans-loan-repayment-and-loan-forgiveness-for-health-careers Rural Health & Human Services News by Topic: Loans, loan repayment, and loan forgiveness for health careers - Rural Health Information Hub en Copyright 2026 Rural Health Information Hub https://www.blackburn.senate.gov/2026/3/health%20care/blackburn-kustoff-introduce-rural-health-agenda-to-ease-financial-strain-for-rural-hospitals-expand-access-to-urgent-care-and-strengthen-recruiting Highlights the Rural Health Agenda, a bipartisan and bicameral group of proposed legislation aiming to support rural hospitals through increased Medicare reimbursement, introduce new funding to promote innovation in rural emergency healthcare, and incentivize rural communities for healthcare workers through extended loan repayment programs. https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/news/38376 Thu, 26 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0500 https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/03/16/2026-05104/agency-information-collection-activities-submission-to-omb-for-review-and-approval-public-comment Notice from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) seeking comments on proposed revisions to an information collection request titled "Bureau of Health Workforce Health Workforce Connector OMB No. 0906-0031-Revision." The Health Workforce Connector (HWC) provides a central platform to connect participants, including but not limited to those in the National Health Service Corps (NHSC), Nurse Corps Scholarship and Loan Repayment Programs (Nurse Corps), Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery (STAR) Loan Repayment Program, Pediatric Specialty (PS) Loan Repayment Program, Nursing Training, and Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) programs with facilities that are approved for their programs. Comments are due by April 15, 2026. https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/news/38341 Mon, 16 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0500