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    The bill, known as the Rural Health Training Opportunities Act, seeks to provide more training grants to individuals pursuing health careers from rural areas with shortages. It is currently in committee review in the House of Representatives. If passed, the bill could help address nurse shortages by increasing the number of trained health professionals and improving access to care in rural regions. It would also help those with financial limitations obtain funding to further their education. Supporters believe this will benefit both the healthcare system and rural populations.

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    The bill, known as the Rural Health Training Opportunities Act, seeks to provide more training grants to individuals pursuing health careers from rural areas with shortages. It is currently in committee review in the House of Representatives. If passed, the bill could help address nurse shortages by increasing the number of trained health professionals and improving access to care in rural regions. It would also help those with financial limitations obtain funding to further their education. Supporters believe this will benefit both the healthcare system and rural populations.

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    The bill, known as the Rural Health Training Opportunities Act, seeks to provide more training grants to individuals pursuing health careers from rural areas with shortages. It is currently in committee review in the House of Representatives. If passed, the bill could help address nurse shortages by increasing the number of trained health professionals and improving access to care in rural regions. It would also help those with financial limitations obtain funding to further their education. Supporters believe this will benefit both the healthcare system and rural populations.

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    Legislation Grid and Testimony Advocacy Statement

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    The bill, known as the Rural Health Training Opportunities Act, seeks to provide more training grants to individuals pursuing health careers from rural areas with shortages. It is currently in committee review in the House of Representatives. If passed, the bill could help address nurse shortages by increasing the number of trained health professionals and improving access to care in rural regions. It would also help those with financial limitations obtain funding to further their education. Supporters believe this will benefit both the healthcare system and rural populations.

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    Health-related Bill

    Name Rural Health Training opportunities Act

    Bill Number
    H.R. 5240 (IH)

    Description The bill, sponsored by Terri A. Sewell, seeks to ensure equal

    opportunities in the provision of grants to allow education opportunities

    to all health professionals. The bill was primarily introduced to provide

    training opportunities to individuals who plan to seek training

    opportunities in the health care fields with an immense shortage. This

    will ensure that individuals from rural regions of the country are

    provided with an equal opportunity to pursue the courses sponsored by

    the government through the offered grants.

    Federal or State? Federal

    Legislative Intent The legislative intent of the bill is to improve the actions of the safe

    staffing and quality care act. The act enacted in 2018 seeks to ensure safe

    staffing in the united states health facilities to promote the quality of care

    (Lasater et al., 2021). In this case, the rural health training opportunities

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    act will ensure that health facilities have adequate staffing.

    Proponents/ Proponents: The bill is currently sponsored by Terri A. Sewell

    Opponents Opponents: There are no current opponents of the Bill

    Target Population The target population is individuals from low economic backgrounds

    who wish to pursue a career in the health sector.

    Status of the bill The bill is currently in committees’ stage. The Committee on Ways and

    (Is it in hearings or Means is currently discussing the bill.

    committees?)

    General The bill will have a significant impact on the health sector. Currently,

    Notes/Comments there is an acute shortage of health care professionals, especially nurses

    and specialists. This has been largely reported to impact the quality of

    care due to aspects of overworking the available professionals as noted

    by Drennan & Ross (2019). In this case, the bill will be an important step

    towards addressing the nurse shortage in the country. On top of this,

    some of the individuals could claim a lack of financial aid to expand

    their education. Some of the health professionals will also get the

    opportunity to advance their education to gain improved skills and

    expertise.

    Part 2: Legislation Testimony/Advocacy Statement

    Nurse shortage is one of the primary issues facing health care services in the

    united states. The issue has a significant impact on the welfare of the nation, thus

    prompting the need to ensure effective measures are put in place. It is considered that

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    rural health facilities are the most affected by the shortage. Harrington et al. (2020)

    explain that a significant number of nurse shortages are reported in the rural regions of

    the country. In this case, the bill on the rural health training opportunities act will be

    significant. This is because it will provide opportunities to individuals in these regions to

    pursue health-related careers. Should the bill pass, it will ensure an improved health care

    sector in the future. Currently, there is an acute need for nurses and health specialists

    across the country. In most cases, the specialist quotes limited financial aid to advance

    their education. The act will be one way of increasing the number of nurse specialists

    across the country. Buerhaus (2018) note that This will increase the possibility of health

    care professionals advancing their education and improving the quality of care. On top of

    this, the bill will reduce the health disparities often witnessed in rural regions. In most

    cases, there is limited access to health care services prompted by aspects such as cultural

    and language barriers (Amaro et al., 2021). In the health sector, the issue of cultural

    sensitivity is often emphasized to promote patient-centered care. One of the ways noted

    to achieve this is employing professionals who adequately understand the culture of the

    community. Therefore, this will promote access to health care services and improve the

    quality in the rural regions of the country.

    Passing the bill will ensure immense benefits to the health sector. There will be

    improved access and quality of care across the rural regions in the country. Individuals

    who seek to advance their education but are financially limited will get the opportunity

    through the grants as listed in the bill. The bill will thus, ensure that a significant number

    of health professionals are trained contributing to addressing the current shortage in the

    country.

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    References

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    Amaro, H., Garcia, S., Arnaudova, I., & Jolles, M. P. (2021). Sociocultural Environments

    and Health Disparities Research: Frameworks, Methods, and Promising

    Directions. The Science of Health Disparities Research, 77-93.

    Buerhaus, P. (2018). Nurse practitioners: A solution to America’s primary care

    crisis. American Enterprise Institute, 1-30.

    Congress (2021). H.R.5240: Rural Health Training Opportunities Act.

    https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5240?q=%7B%22search

    %22%3A%5B%22rural+health+training+opportunities+act%22%2C%22rural

    %22%2C%22health%22%2C%22training%22%2C%22opportunities%22%2C

    %22act%22%5D%7D&s=2&r=1

    Drennan, V. M., & Ross, F. (2019). Global nurse shortages: the facts, the impact and

    action for change. British medical bulletin, 130(1), 25-37.

    Harrington, R. A., Califf, R. M., Balamurugan, A., Brown, N., Benjamin, R. M., Braund,

    W. E., ... & Joynt Maddox, K. E. (2020). Call to action: rural health: a presidential

    advisory from the American Heart Association and American Stroke

    Association. Circulation, 141(10), e615-e644.

    Lasater, K. B., Aiken, L. H., Sloane, D. M., French, R., Anusiewicz, C. V., Martin, B., ...

    & McHugh, M. D. (2021). Is hospital nurse staffing legislation in the public’s

    interest?: An observational study in New York State. Medical care, 59(5), 444.

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