Thousands of doctors and nurses signed on to the country’s most desperate regions during the pandemic in exchange for forgiveness of medical school debt. Now, expansion of the program that
Over the last three years, millions of taxpayer dollars were pumped into the National Health Service Corps to hire thousands more doctors and nurses willing to serve the country s most desperate regions during the COVID-19 pandemic in exchange for forgiving medical school debts. Now, with the health emergency over, the program s expansion is in jeopardy – even as people struggle to get timely and quality care because of an industry-wide dearth of workers.
The program has found support from Republicans and Democrats who say they’re grateful for the void National Health Service Corps fill in needy communities.
Over the past three years, millions of taxpayer dollars were pumped into the National Health Service Corps to hire thousands more doctors and nurses willing to serve the country s most desperate regions during the covid-19 pandemic in exchange for forgiving medical school debts. Now, with the health emergency over, the program s expansion is in jeopardy even as people struggle to get timely and quality care because of an industrywide dearth of workers.