Please Urge Your Senators to Sign Onto a New Letter to Enhance Funding for the NHSC & Nurse Corps by April 17
Call or Email Your Senators in Mere Minutes Using Our Helpful Form & Talking Points
Advocates, we need your help! ACU is urging our network to act immediately to support strong FY2027 funding for the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) and Nurse Corps.
A Senate “Dear Colleague” letter led by Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) is currently circulating requesting robust funding for these critical workforce programs. The NHSC and Nurse Corps are essential to strengthening the health care workforce and expanding access to care in underserved communities nationwide.
- In 2025, NHSC clinicians provided care to nearly 19 million patients
- The Nurse Corps supports more than 2,400 nurses, serving over 2.4 million patients
With ongoing workforce shortages and growing demand for care, sustained federal investment is critical to ensure providers can continue serving in high-need areas.
ACU is asking you to contact your Senators and urge them to sign onto this letter before the Apr. 17 deadline!
Take Action
1. Contact your Senators by calling the U.S. Capitol Switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and ask them to sign on to Sen. Ossoff’s letter to support robust FY27 funding for the NHSC and Nurse Corps. You can use our helpful talking points below to get started!
2. Email your Senators in only a few clicks with our online form. It’s easy and takes less than two minutes.
Suggested Talking Points
“Thank you for your continued efforts to address health workforce shortages and improve access to care in underserved communities. I urge you to build on this progress by supporting robust FY2027 funding for the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) and Nurse Corps by signing onto the Senate appropriations letter led by Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) before the April 17 deadline.
The NHSC and Nurse Corps are proven, cost-effective programs that provide scholarships and loan repayment to clinicians in exchange for service in designated Health Professional Shortage Areas. These programs help ensure that patients in rural and underserved communities can access timely, high-quality care.
The impact of these programs is significant. NHSC clinicians serve nearly 19 million patients nationwide, and Nurse Corps participants care for millions more, helping to strengthen access to primary care, behavioral health services, and maternal health care in communities like mine.
These programs are also critical to addressing ongoing workforce shortages, including in behavioral health and substance use disorder treatment, where access gaps remain severe. Continued investment is essential to recruit and retain providers in the communities that need them most.
As workforce challenges persist, it is critical that Congress maintain strong and sustained funding for NHSC and Nurse Corps to support both current clinicians and the next generation of providers.
I respectfully urge you to sign onto the letter and support robust FY2027 funding for these vital programs. Thank you for your leadership and commitment to improving access to care.”
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