Impacts and Outcomes for Health Career Training Act
The Impacts and Outcomes for Health Career Training Act would add a formal, evidence-based funding requirement to study and evaluate health profession opportunity grant demonstration projects funded under the Social Security Act. Specifically, it requires the Secretary to conduct ongoing research on the short-, medium-, and long-term effects of these demonstration projects, including participants’ employment and earnings. It also mandates that at least 4 percent of the total funds allocated for this section each fiscal year be dedicated to the study, evaluations, and related staffing to support rigorous assessment and to monitor the effectiveness of existing and any newly added components of the demonstrations. The amendments take effect October 1, 2025.
Key Points
- 1Purpose: Establish an evidence-based approach to funding by requiring formal study and evaluation of health profession opportunity grant demonstration projects.
- 2Study scope: Assess short-, medium-, and long-term impacts, with a focus on employment outcomes and earnings of project participants.
- 3Funding minimum: Congress requires not less than 4 percent of the total funds available for this section each fiscal year be used for the study, evaluations, and staffing to support rigorous evaluation.
- 4Evaluation and staffing: Allocate resources to conduct evaluations and related staffing to support ongoing analysis of current projects and any new or added elements.
- 5Legal changes: Amend Section 2008 of the Social Security Act to insert a new subsection (c) titled “Study” and redesignate subsequent subsections, with an effective date of October 1, 2025.