House Passes Doctor Incentive Fund Bill

Lawmakers voted today to create new incentives for doctors to practice in poor areas, particularly in low-income urban communities.

House Bill 2689, by Rep. Jabar Shumate, would create an Oklahoma Medical Education Loan and Scholarship Fund to provide loan repayments to medical students who agree to practice in underserved areas, including an "economically depressed urban area" in Oklahoma, for at least two years.

Participating medical students could receive scholarship grants covering up to $15,000 per academic year.

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