Legislation aims to improve mental health care access by forgiving loans for professionals in shortage areas, addressing workforce gaps and equity.
Proposed bipartisan legislation would create a federal student loan forgiveness program to qualified mental health professionals who commit to working in designated shortage areas. The bill aims to address the nation's longstanding behavioral health workforce shortage while also tackling persistent racial and geographic inequities in access to care.
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