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State Receives Federal Funding For Healthcare Workers

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Federal funding has been approved to support student loan repayment for healthcare workers in West Virginia.

Senator Joe Manchin, member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced close to $700,000 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR).

The DHHR’s Office of Rural Health offers a loan repayment program in exchange for service in a Health Professional Shortage Area in the state.

Healthcare workers can receive loan repayments of $40,000 after two years of service, or up to $90,000 after four years.

A similar program through the DHHR’s Bureau for Behavioral Health provides loan repayment for clinical professions including counseling, psychology, and/or social work therapists.