On April 19 at 10 a.m. ET, the House Energy and Commerce will hold a “Examining Existing Federal Programs to Build a Stronger Health Workforce and Improve Primary Care” hearing. It will examine eight bipartisan bills aimed at addressing the federal government programs that support the health care workforce and improve primary care.
Carole Johnson, administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, will testify about the agency’s health workforce and primary care programs, several of which will have to be reauthorized by the end of the year.
Legislation being considered:
- National Nursing Workforce Center Act of 2023 (H.R. 2411) to support and stabilize the existing nursing workforce, and establish programs to increase the number of nurses;
- Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education Program, which funds training of doctors and dentists in rural and high-need areas;
- Doctors of Community (H.R. 2569) that would permanently authorize the Teaching Health Center program and expand funding for it to train more residents; and
- Strengthening Community Care Act of 2023 (H.R. 2559) which extends funding for community health centers and reauthorize the National Health Service Corps for another five years.
The hearing will be streamed on the Committee’s website here.