National Health Service Corps expands the primary care workforce in communities that need them most

National Health Service Corps expands the primary care workforce in communities that need them most

National Health Service Corps expands the primary care workforce in communities that need them most

Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell announced today that because of to the Affordable Care Act, $283 million has been invested in the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) in fiscal year 2014 to increase access to primary care services in communities that need it most.  Today, more than 9,200 Corps clinicians are providing care to approximately 9.7 million patients across the country.

Read more about today's announcement.