1. National Health Service Corps (NHSC)  Our office coordinates with NHSC to assure sites meet program participation requirements.  Eligible sites must have a federal designation; Provides services regardless of ability to pay; Offer discounted fee for those who qualify; Accept Medicare, Medicaid and CHIP patients.  Our office prepares and submits designation requests to the Office of Shortage Designation. Auto HPSA designations are possible for Medicare Certified Rural Health Clinics.

3.  Application for sites and individuals to participate in NHSC programs are available online at: http://nhsc.hrsa.gov/index.htmlhttp://nhsc.hrsa.gov/index.html  Currently requires a Federal Health Professional Area (HPSA) Score of 14 or higher (very few areas qualify in Nebraska except IHS and CHC sites).  HPSA Scores are determined by: (1) Population to Provider Ratio; (2) Percent of Population Below Poverty; (3) Travel Distance; (4) Other Health Indicators – IMR/LBW, Fluoridation, Substance Abuse Ratio. National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Loan Repayment Program

7. Addressing student loan debt aids in health care access issues Currently 100 health care providers are participating in the Nebraska Incentive Programs Currently 48 health care providers are participating in the National Health Service Corps program Currently 6 health care providers (funding has now doubled) are participating in the NHSC Nebraska SLRP

8. States participating in the 2012 Multi-State/NHSC Retention Collaborative

9. Figure I.B.4. Anticipated Retention in NHSC Loan Repayment, NHSC Scholarship and States’ Programs