United StatesSPARC Act
What it does
This bill establishes student loan repayment programs to support the provision of specialty medical care in rural areas.
More detail
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) must carry out such a program for specialty medicine physicians (i.e., practicing in an area other than primary care) who provide care in rural communities with shortages of such physicians. Physicians must agree to a period of obligated service and, for each year of such service, HRSA must pay one-sixth of the principal payment and interest on eligible loans up to a maximum cap of $250,000. Additionally, HRSA may carry out a similar loan repayment program for nonphysician specialty health care providers.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To President
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Mar 19Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.Latest
- 2025
- Apr 9Introduced in Senate
- Apr 9Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.Introduced