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Committee hears broad coalition backing for 'New Hampshire Needs Caregivers' workforce bill
Summary
Senate Bill 244, a broad package of recruitment, training and targeted Medicaid rate increases aimed at growing New Hampshire's health care workforce, drew support from hospitals, community health centers, mental‑health providers and workforce organizations during a long committee hearing.
A multi‑pronged bill to bolster New Hampshire’s health‑care workforce won broad support at a Senate Health & Human Services Committee hearing. Senate Bill 244 would fund pipeline programs, expand loan‑repayment and student placements, and include modest Medicaid rate increases intended to retain and recruit clinicians across the system.
Senator Cindy Rosenwald, the bill sponsor, described a long list of proposals: funding a BiState Primary Care Association recruitment hub, supporting middle‑ and high‑school health career programs, increasing student loan repayment for primary‑care clinicians willing to practice in underserved areas, supporting residency training spots in rural regions and…
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