HHS Announces $250 Million to Strengthen Primary Care Workforce - June 22, 2010

On June 16, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced $250 million worth of investments authorized under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to strengthen the primary care workforce. As part of the funds, HHS announced $168 million to be awarded under the Primary Care Residency Expansion Program (the Program), which will provide grants to approximately 105 primary care residency programs at $80,000 per resident per year, minus authorized Program expenses (including indirect costs).

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is offering a technical assistance call on the Program for Friday, June 25, 2010 from 01:00 pm until 04:00 pm EST. To access the technical assistance call, dial 1-800-369-1850 and use pass code 2926085. More information on the program is available online.