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Connecticut advisory committee prioritizes three funding proposals to bolster primary care workforce
Summary
A legislative advisory committee agreed to prioritize three major proposals — a scholarship pipeline, tiered tax credits and a Rhode Island'style access grant — as its top funding asks to recruit and retain primary-care clinicians in Connecticut.
The Primary Care Workforce Legislative Committee voted to emphasize three primary recommendations as its top budget and policy asks: a scholarship pipeline for medical students, a tiered personal income tax credit to retain practicing physicians, and a primary-care access grant modeled on Rhode Island's program.
Chair Krishna said the committee will present the three high-priority items to the legislature and keep four other, lower-cost recommendations in the report body. "So our big asks, especially money wise, are number 1, pipeline program for scholarships. It's a $3,000,000 ask," Krishna said as members discussed funding scale and piloting options.
Margaret, who led the report drafting and presented the…
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