Mandatory Funding for the NHSC Expires Dec. 31!
Advocate, We Need Your Help Again TODAY: Call Your Members of Congress to Ask Them to Protect National Health Service Corps Funding!
ACU would like to thank every advocate who reached out last week to ask their members of Congress to reauthorize the NHSC program before mandatory funding for the Corps expires on Dec. 31, but we need to make a full-court press today!
Over this past weekend, Congress reached a tentative agreement on a health package that includes funding for the NHSC, Community Health Centers, and Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education programs. However, negotiations are still ongoing, and the NHSC’s funding amount will likely be determined today or tomorrow.
With that said, we need you to CALL your U.S. Senators and House Representative TODAY, Dec. 16, and urge them to reauthorize the NHSC program with $950 million in mandatory funding over the next three years.
Whatever deal is made now will determine NHSC’s future for the next one or two years!
Call Your House Representative with the Following Message
It Takes Less than 30 Seconds to Read!
Call (202) 301-3041, follow the instructions in the message, and you’ll be patched through to your members of Congress to deliver the message below.
Hi, my name is [Your Name], and my address is [Your Address].
I’m calling to ask [Senator/Representative] [Name] to support the National Health Service Corps. Specifically, I’d like [him/her] to let the leadership know that it’s important to include $950 million in mandatory funding over the next three years for the National Health Service Corps in any year-end funding package.
Thank you for passing this message along!
[End of Call]
If you’re interested, here are additional Talking Points:
- Thank you for your support in efforts to alleviate health workforce shortages in underserved areas.
- I ask that you continue to build upon these efforts by supporting the Bipartisan Primary Care and Health Workforce Act, which reauthorizes the NHSC program with $950 million in mandatory funding per year for the next three years.
- This bill has bipartisan backing, reflecting a shared commitment to address our country’s healthcare workforce needs. Expanding funding for the NHSC is essential for recruiting and retaining healthcare professionals who work in our state’s health centers and Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs).
- In closing, I ask once again, please include $950 million in mandatory funding over the next three years for the NHSC in any year-end funding package. This investment is vital to address workforce shortages and support communities in need.
Alternative Advocacy Options: Email Your Members of Congress
Please contact your Representative NOW using our easy to email form. It takes less than a minute, and all you have to do is enter your information and hit Send.
Alternatively, you can call the U.S. Capitol Switchboard at (202) 224-3121 to be connected directly with your Representative’s offices using the talking points above.
Jordan Marshall, Your ACU Advocacy Contact
Jordan Marshall is leading ACU’s grassroots advocacy to secure long-term funding for the National Health Service Corps (NHSC). Contact Jordan with any questions regarding policy analysis or if ACU can be of assistance with your own organizational or individual advocacy.
