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State loan-repayment program had unspent physician funds; public health agency offers review
Summary
Department of Public Health officials said the state ran a multi-professional loan repayment program this year with roughly $1.8 million earmarked for physicians that went underused; DPH and committee members agreed to a deeper review of program eligibility, outreach and administration.
The Department of Public Health told the physician workforce working group that a recent state loan-repayment program set aside roughly $1.8 million for physicians but that physician uptake was lower than expected, leaving funds unused and prompting a planned program review.
Commissioner (Commissioner, Department of Public Health) said the loan-repayment program covered multiple health professions and that “there was actually several million dollars set aside, I think it was 1.8, specifically for physicians, and that was underutilized in terms of the number of…
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