To ensure an evidence-based funding approach to study the effects of health profession opportunity grant demonstration projects, and to evaluate the demonstration projects.
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Schneider introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to conduct comprehensive studies on health profession opportunity grant demonstration projects. These grants help low-income individuals train for healthcare careers. The bill mandates that at least 4% of program funding each year go toward rigorous evaluation of these projects, measuring their short-term, medium-term, and long-term impacts on participants.
Who Benefits and How
Healthcare training programs benefit from continued funding and increased focus on evidence-based outcomes, which could help successful programs secure more resources.
Low-income individuals seeking healthcare careers benefit from better-studied and potentially improved training programs, as the evaluation requirements will identify what works best.
Researchers and evaluators gain new opportunities as HHS must allocate dedicated funding for program evaluation and associated staffing.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Federal taxpayers fund the evaluation requirements, though the 4% allocation comes from existing program funds rather than new appropriations.
The Department of Health and Human Services must establish and maintain a rigorous evaluation infrastructure, conduct ongoing studies, and report on program effectiveness.
Key Provisions
- Requires HHS to study short-, medium-, and long-term impacts of health profession opportunity grants, including employment and earnings outcomes for participants
- Mandates that at least 4% of total program funding each year be used for evaluation, studies, and associated staffing
- Amends Section 2008 of the Social Security Act to add these evidence-based funding requirements
- Takes effect on October 1, 2025
Evidence Chain:
This summary is derived from the structured analysis below. See "Detailed Analysis" for per-title beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.
Primary Purpose
This bill aims to establish an evidence-based funding approach for studying the effects of health profession opportunity grant demonstration projects, ensuring rigorous evaluation and continued study of their short-, medium-, and long-term impacts.
Policy Domains
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS)
- "the_administrator"
- → Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
Redesignates subsections (c) and (d) as (d) and (e), respectively, and inserts a new subsection after (b) regarding study requirements for demonstration projects.
The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on October 1, 2025.
The Impacts and Outcomes for Health Career Training Act
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