Healthcare Finance News October 16, 2020
Jeff Lagasse

Two NHSC programs have more than doubled the number of NHSC clinicians treating patients with opioid use disorders.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Resources and Services Administration has announced nearly $500 million in awards to support, recruit and retain qualified health professionals and students through its National Health Service Corps, Nurse Corps and other workforce development loan repayment and scholarship programs.

About 17 million patients receive care from more than 16,000 NHSC members. An additional 1.8 million patients are cared for by more than 1,700 Nurse Corps clinicians. Through scholarship programs, over 1,500 NHSC and 600 Nurse Corps primary care students are in school or residency preparing for future service.

Two NHSC programs first introduced...

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