The
Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers, under contract with
the Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS),
is now accepting applications for the MA Repay program.
With
funding from the American Rescue Plan and the Opioid Recovery and
Remediation Trust Fund and a goal of supporting and retaining the
behavioral-health and primary-care workforce, the program offers between
$12.5K and $300K of educational loan repayment to eligible healthcare
professionals in exchange for a 4-to-5-year commitment to their current
or another eligible institution.
Qualifying employees include but are not limited to social workers, primary care physicians, psychiatrists, nurses(including APRNs),
substance use recovery coaches, and case managers who work at Community
Health Centers, Community Mental Health Centers, psychiatric units in
acute care hospitals, in-patient psychiatric hospitals, or substance use
treatment programs.
Loans
eligible for repayment include government loans made by federal, state,
county or city agencies and commercial loans from banks, credit unions,
savings and loan associations, insurance companies, schools, and other
financial or credit institutions.
The deadline for the current application cycle is January 30, 2023.
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