S.1380

SPARC Act Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care Act

Introduced·4/9/25

The SPARC Act establishes a loan repayment program to encourage specialty medicine physicians and non-physician specialty health care providers to.

The Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care Act (SPARC Act) amends the Public Health Service Act to create a loan repayment program. The Secretary of Health and Human Services, through the Health Resources and Services Administration, will make payments to specialty medicine physicians and non-physician specialty health care providers for the principal and interest on eligible loans. Eligible loans include those for education in specialty medicine or specialty health care, as well as certain federal student loans.

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Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
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Committee decision

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Calendar

Mar 19

10:00 AM

Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Hearing

History

Mar 19

Senate

Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.

Apr 9, 2025

Senate

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.